Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 5AP
How much crime is recorded in CH1 5AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blacon South
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
CH1 5APChester
How safe is CH1 5AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 5AP 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CH1 5APNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Public order5.84.6
Burglary3.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other theft0.84.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.