Crime Rate in Whitby Groves, ward

Whitby Groves has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester district and the 2401st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 372nd lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whitby Groves in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Cheshire West and Chester district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitby Groves’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitby Groves ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heath Avenue (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.