Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 4EW
How much crime is recorded in CH1 4EW, 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
- 1,949 (2024)
CH1 4EWChester
How safe is CH1 4EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 4EW area, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 4EWNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order5.74.6
Drugs3.82.4
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary1.79.1
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.