Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 2AD
How much crime is recorded in CH1 2AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester City & Garden Quarter
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,842 (2024)
CH1 2ADChester
How safe is CH1 2AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 122.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 2AD area, 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
122.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
292
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 2ADNational
Violence and sexual offences115.223.6
Shoplifting51.48.4
Public order42.64.6
Anti-social behaviour24.210.7
Other theft16.44.5
Drugs16.12.4
Burglary15.79.1
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Theft from the person3.42.1
Robbery2.91.4
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.