Cheshire East

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Cheshire East.

Population: 386,667
People in Employment: 183,025 (76.2%)
People Inactive: 49,595 (20.6%)
People Unemployed: 7,625 (3.2%)
Number Of Jobs: 132k
Median Salary: £28,497
Mean Salary: £35,735

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Cheshire East. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Cheshire East for 2024

Cheshire Easts most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 10,752 crimes and in 2022 there were 12,173 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,421 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	10,752	760	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	4,409	346	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,531	140	Getting Better
Public order	2,931	131	Getting Better
Other theft	1,729	124	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,860	105	Getting Better
Burglary	1,060	66	Getting Better
Drugs	515	61	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	762	40	Getting Better
Other crime	466	28	Getting Better
Robbery	116	12	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	278	11	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	174	8	Getting Better
Theft from the person	105	4	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Cheshire East

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Crewe East has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Cheshire East, with 2988 crimes and 193 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock has 29 crimes and 6 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Crewe East	259	17
Crewe South	153	12
Macclesfield Central	119	13
Crewe West	98	9
Dane Valley	91	11
Crewe St Barnabas	84	15
Handforth	75	8
Knutsford	74	6
Macclesfield South	74	9
Nantwich North and West	61	7
Wilmslow West and Chorley	61	6
Wistaston	59	7
Nantwich South and Stapeley	58	6
Crewe Central	46	7
Macclesfield West and Ivy	41	5
Broken Cross and Upton	40	5
Bollington	39	4
Poynton West and Adlington	37	4
Crewe North	36	8
Wilmslow Lacey Green	36	7
Macclesfield Hurdsfield	31	7
High Legh	24	5
Shavington	24	5
Willaston and Rope	24	5
Sutton	22	4
Leighton	21	4
Macclesfield Tytherington	20	2
Congleton West	18	1
Disley	15	3
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	15	2
Haslington	14	2
Wrenbury	14	3
Alderley Edge	14	3
Alsager	13	1
Audlem	11	2
Prestbury	11	3
Wilmslow Dean Row	11	2
Chelford	10	2
Mobberley	9	2
Gawsworth	8	2
Congleton East	8	1
Middlewich	8	1
Bunbury	6	1
Macclesfield East	6	1
Wilmslow East	6	1
Wybunbury	5	1
Odd Rode	5	1
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock	4	1
Sandbach Heath and East	4	1
Sandbach Elworth	3	1
Sandbach Town	2	0
Brereton Rural	0	0

Crime map for Cheshire East

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Cheshire East

The average property price in Cheshire East is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£485,776.42	£273,526.35	£208,894.45	£150,429.05
2022	£462,229.87	£261,738.32	£200,994.63	£146,047.30
2021	£419,745.10	£239,020.22	£185,003.11	£139,162.92
2020	£376,639.24	£217,260.98	£168,109.65	£130,617.41
2019	£365,129.43	£210,917.37	£163,312.65	£129,827.32
2018	£357,032.30	£205,733.44	£159,913.28	£128,800.21
2017	£339,878.50	£195,359.06	£152,533.24	£125,482.22
2016	£329,374.03	£190,009.97	£149,228.29	£120,720.72
2015	£311,941.97	£179,570.25	£141,513.82	£114,662.60
2014	£301,053.15	£173,349.75	£137,270.29	£111,512.80
2013	£285,987.50	£163,288.62	£129,382.35	£106,158.03
2012	£276,362.98	£158,212.24	£125,441.84	£104,192.43
2011	£283,603.21	£160,279.10	£126,493.43	£106,833.97
2010	£287,111.80	£164,416.01	£130,674.02	£110,296.22

Property prices over time for Cheshire East

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Cheshire East

The median salary in Cheshire East is £28,497 and the mean salary in Cheshire East is £35,735.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 132k
Median Salary: £28,497
Annual Percentage Change: 14.6%
Mean Salary: £35,735

Salary comparison between Cheshire East and North West

See how Cheshire East compares to the rest of North West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in North West is £30,412 in Trafford and the lowest median salary is £21,771 in Blackpool UA. Cheshire East ranks 1 out of 33 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Trafford	78k	£30,412	9.1%	£35,827	1.8%
Stockport	92k	£28,095	10.5%	£33,347	4.2%
Salford	84k	£28,081	20.5%	£30,154	13.8%
Cheshire West and Chester	112k	£28,005	5.7%	£33,538	5.3%
Chorley	46k	£27,855	10.6%	£30,905	4.9%
Ribble Valley	23k	£27,838	3.1%	£34,439	9.3%
Warrington UA	76k	£27,750	6.6%	£32,912	7.5%
Fylde	27k	£27,742	3.3%	£31,064	0.1%
Bury	61k	£27,688	1.3%	£31,244	7.1%
St. Helens	56k	£27,545	7.0%	£31,954	8.2%
Wirral	107k	£27,509	11.7%	£31,182	11.0%
Wyre	34k	£27,011	14.0%	£30,915	10.5%
West Lancashire	36k	£26,862	17.4%	£33,526	20.5%
Liverpool	135k	£26,303	5.1%	£29,159	3.4%
Lancaster	45k	£26,246	3.5%	£28,253	0.2%
South Ribble	40k	£25,959	7.5%	£29,305	11.0%
Halton UA	42k	£25,890	9.8%	£30,873	11.1%
Knowsley	48k	£25,735	6.6%	£28,817	5.4%
Wigan	121k	£25,329	-0.8%	£28,537	-0.7%
Bolton	77k	£25,290	8.0%	£29,955	14.7%
Tameside	70k	£25,078	7.7%	£28,795	11.6%
Sefton	88k	£24,829	4.5%	£28,417	5.3%
Burnley	30k	£24,428	2.4%	£27,945	3.7%
Preston	49k	£24,416	6.7%	£26,130	2.7%
Hyndburn	28k	£24,365	5.3%	£30,264	16.6%
Oldham	71k	£24,174	2.2%	£27,176	-1.3%
Manchester	147k	£24,101	4.6%	£28,258	6.3%
Rochdale	67k	£23,817	5.8%	£27,871	5.9%
Rossendale	25k	£23,671	3.6%	£28,045	3.8%
Blackburn with Darwen UA	41k	£23,205	11.1%	£24,844	8.5%
Pendle	28k	£22,575	12.7%	£25,481	12.1%
Blackpool UA	42k	£21,771	6.9%	£23,410	4.9%