Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 4AP
How much crime is recorded in CH1 4AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton West & Heath
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,838 (2024)
CH1 4APChester
How safe is CH1 4AP
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 4AP 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
41
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 4APNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Other theft7.14.5
Burglary5.89.1
Public order4.14.6
Drugs3.72.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.