Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 2DP
How much crime is recorded in CH1 2DP, 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
- 1,320 (2024)
CH1 2DPChester
How safe is CH1 2DP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 74.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 2DP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
74.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
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 2DPNational
Violence and sexual offences66.723.6
Public order26.54.6
Burglary25.59.1
Shoplifting15.88.4
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Other theft13.14.5
Drugs11.62.4
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Theft from the person1.92.1
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.