Crime Rate in Malpas, ward

Malpas has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester district and the 1657th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 314th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Malpas in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Cheshire West and Chester district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Malpas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Malpas ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mates Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.