Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 4AE
How much crime is recorded in CH1 4AE, 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
- 1,713 (2024)
CH1 4AEChester
How safe is CH1 4AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 4AE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4AENational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Public order10.24.6
Drugs7.42.4
Burglary6.99.1
Other theft5.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.