Figures released today by the British Crime Survey again show a reduction of 5% in all recorded crime in Cheshire.
Crime in Cheshire is now at its lowest since 1990.
The figures reflect the period between December 2011 and the end of 2012, when there were 57,687 victims of crime, which is over 3,245 fewer compared to the same period the year before.
One of the most dramatic decreases is in household burglary, which has fallen by 13% and means there were less than 3000 burglary victims in the county.
Figures released today revealed that incidents of criminal damage dropped 11% (10,140), offences against vehicles fell 1% (5,594), violence against the person with injury fell 17% (4,859), burglary in a building other than a dwelling was down 7% (4,160), drug offences fell 14% (2,980), fraud and forgery was down 21% (1,612), sexual offences were down 5% (756) and robberies fell 3% (342). Whilst violence against the person increased 5% (12,376).
The statistics also show a 26% increase in the cases of violence against a person which did not cause injury (7,517) - although, since November 2012, this figure now takes into account stalking and harassment cases.
Speaking after the release of today′s figures, Deputy Chief Constable Helen King said; "These figures help us understand where and how our resources are best deployed, and to help identify emerging crime trends and to preventing crime and antisocial behaviour from being committed. I would like to thank the public of Cheshire for helping us achieve these results by taking on board crime prevention advice, and adopting sensible precautions to ensure their own personal safety, and the protection of their homes and personal belongings.
"I am pleased to see a fall in household burglary, which we know can have a profound impact on victims and can affect their quality of life.
"Our officers and staff work hard and remain committed to reducing crime and bringing to justice those prolific offenders who are responsible for committing a significant proportion of the burglaries reported."
DCC King continued "Ensuring the communities of Cheshire are safe, and feel safe, is our priority. The reduction in criminal damage, especially in our towns and villages, has been achieved by partnership working with other agencies including the local authorities and youth groups, to intervene at an early stage, when we identify antisocial behaviour hotspots before the situation is escalated. Although today′s figures are positive, we must build on this success and continue to explore effective ways of working to ensure we continue to deliver an effective service within the current financial climate that is affecting the police service as a whole."
* The figures in brackets represents the number of records offences for the year ending December 2012.
