Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 3BJ
How much crime is recorded in CH1 3BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Boughton West & Hoole
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,354 (2024)
CH1 3BJChester
How safe is CH1 3BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 3BJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 3BJNational
Violence and sexual offences41.623.6
Drugs27.02.4
Public order12.04.6
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft7.24.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime2.21.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.