Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 3BT
How much crime is recorded in CH1 3BT, 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
- 1,204 (2024)
CH1 3BTChester
How safe is CH1 3BT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 3BT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 3BTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Public order6.84.6
Other theft6.14.5
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Drugs2.42.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.