Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 5BF
How much crime is recorded in CH1 5BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blacon North
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
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How safe is CH1 5BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 5BF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 5BFNational
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Public order10.14.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Other theft6.34.5
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Drugs1.82.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.