Postcode sector · Chester
Crime in CH1 2
How much crime is recorded in CH1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,162 (2024)
CH1 2Postcode sector · Chester
How safe is CH1 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 104.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
104.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
248
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).
CH1 2National
Violence and sexual offences97.823.6
Shoplifting38.68.4
Public order36.84.6
Anti-social behaviour20.710.7
Burglary20.59.1
Other theft15.24.5
Drugs14.52.4
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Theft from the person2.92.1
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.
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- CH1 2BE
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- CH1 2BG
- CH1 2BH
- CH1 2BJ
- CH1 2BN
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- CH1 2BY
- CH1 2DD
- CH1 2DE
- CH1 2DF
- CH1 2DG
- CH1 2DH
- CH1 2DJ
- CH1 2DL
- CH1 2DN
- CH1 2DP
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- CH1 2DR
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- CH1 2DW
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- CH1 2ET
- CH1 2EU
- CH1 2EY
- CH1 2HA
- CH1 2HG
- CH1 2HJ
- CH1 2HQ
- CH1 2HT
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