Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 4PH
How much crime is recorded in CH1 4PH, 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
- 1,586 (2024)
CH1 4PHChester
How safe is CH1 4PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 4PH 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 4PHNational
Shoplifting31.08.4
Burglary27.39.1
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Public order7.34.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.