Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 5BY
How much crime is recorded in CH1 5BY, 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
- 1,530 (2024)
CH1 5BYChester
How safe is CH1 5BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 5BY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 5BYNational
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft4.64.5
Other crime3.61.5
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.