Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 5EE
How much crime is recorded in CH1 5EE, 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
- 1,620 (2024)
CH1 5EEChester
How safe is CH1 5EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 5EE 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5EENational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Public order3.44.6
Drugs3.02.4
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Burglary1.49.1
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.