Upton West & Heath
Middle areaNorth west Cheshire West and Chester. 10,482 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 2% of people in Upton West & Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Upton West & Heath
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upton West & Heath at a rate of 91.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 72.9 per 1,000 people across Cheshire West and Chester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 558 |
| Other crime | 198 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 70 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 37 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Upton West & Heath compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Upton West & Heath safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upton West & Heath at a rate of 91.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 72.9 per 1,000 people across Cheshire West and Chester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 79 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Upton West & Heath.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (558), other crime (198) and criminal damage and arson (70).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester
These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cheshire West and Chester and not Upton West & Heath alone. See Cheshire West and Chester
Upton West & Heath in brief
The median price paid for a home in Upton West & Heath was £320,000 in 2025.
Upton West & Heath had 10,001 usual residents at the census.
About 2% of people in Upton West & Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Upton West & Heath, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.