Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 4PY
How much crime is recorded in CH1 4PY, 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
- 1,671 (2024)
CH1 4PYChester
How safe is CH1 4PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 4PY 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4PYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.