Postcode area · Chester
Crime in CH
How much crime is recorded in CH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 709,298 (2024)
CHPostcode area · Chester
How safe is CH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CHNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Shoplifting6.58.4
Public order5.34.6
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.