Crime Rate in Northwich Witton, ward

Northwich Witton has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester district and the 1059th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 98th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northwich Witton in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher than the Cheshire West and Chester district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northwich Witton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 313 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 417 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northwich Witton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 159 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sandiford Square (67 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.