Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 5EH
How much crime is recorded in CH1 5EH, 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
- 1,709 (2024)
CH1 5EHChester
How safe is CH1 5EH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 5EH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
70.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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 5EHNational
Violence and sexual offences63.523.6
Public order17.14.6
Shoplifting16.48.4
Burglary11.69.1
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Other theft7.64.5
Drugs7.12.4
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.21.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.