Crime Rate in Winsford Wharton, ward

Winsford Wharton has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester district and the 1973rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 170th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Winsford Wharton in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Cheshire West and Chester district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Winsford Wharton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 280 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 337 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Winsford Wharton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Barton Court. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.