Crime Rate in Saughall & Mollington, ward

Saughall & Mollington has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester district and the 2408th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 374th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Saughall & Mollington in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Cheshire West and Chester district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Saughall & Mollington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 169 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Saughall & Mollington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near William Wild Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.