Cheshire Police arrested 1,862 people across the county as part of an operation to keep people safe during the Christmas period.
Operation Jingles, which ran from December 1, included 229 arrests made in the Crewe and Nantwich divisional area – the third highest.
Officers targeted anti-social behaviour, violence against women and girls, domestic abuse and drink and drug driving.
They focused on night-time economy hot spot areas including Nantwich, Chester, Warrington and Macclesfield.
They also stopped drivers to target drink and drug driving, and 237 people were arrested for those offences.
Officers were supported by the Special Constabulary.
‘Safe space’ safety buses were stationed across the county providing support to the vulnerable or needed assistance.
Cheshire Police Chief Constable Mark Roberts, said: “The festive period is always a busy one for policing but in Cheshire we have been on the front foot, chasing down criminals and being visible in public spaces so that people could enjoy themselves in a safe environment.
“Again we have targeted irresponsible people who drove drunk or impaired on drugs – with 237 people starting the new year looking forward to prosecution and a ban.
“Despite a high volume of calls we got to most emergencies in eight minutes against a 15 minute target which makes a big difference when people need us.
“Our approach is always to be proactive and make Cheshire a hostile place for criminals, even on Christmas Day.
“I called into Northwich to wish staff Happy Christmas but most of them were out putting a drug dealers door in which was typical of the relentless approach I want, whilst in Warrington on New Year’s Eve officers were intervening at the first hint of trouble to stop it escalating.
“The majority of the public in Cheshire are really supportive of us which we appreciate, but we still had 39 assaults on officers which is utterly unacceptable and we will always prosecute such individuals to the full extent of the law.”
Cheshire Police’s efforts to keep Cheshire safe will continue. If you have been a victim of crime, report it via 101 or contact police via www.cheshire.police.uk
Arrest numbers per LPU:
Warrington – 387
Chester – 273
Crewe – 229
Macclesfield – 179
Congleton – 142
Ellesmere Port – 137
Runcorn – 137
Widnes – 126
Northwich – 120
*Arrest figures – 1 Dec – 1 Jan (inclusive)
@Des High profile policing, sure. Sensible though, debatable. Fun fact, burglary is effectively legal now in the UK, over 95% of all burglaries go unsolved. Say a wrong word out in public though and there will be at least 10 of them in a matter of minutes. All this result says to me is they’re misplacing resources, if they can arrest over 1000 people in one month in one county then surely they can at least investigate other things that are not intersectional or hate related. Optics is key and they’re getting praise for having one good month while for the other 11 you can quite literally go entire months without ever seeing a police officer or car at all.
well done at last sensible policing