Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 4AG
How much crime is recorded in CH1 4AG, 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
- 1,800 (2024)
CH1 4AGChester
How safe is CH1 4AG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 4AG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4AGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary5.79.1
Public order3.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.