Crime Rate in Willaston & Thornton, ward

Willaston & Thornton has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester district and the 396th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 206th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Willaston & Thornton in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Cheshire West and Chester district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Willaston & Thornton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Willaston & Thornton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heath Lane (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.