Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 5PG
How much crime is recorded in CH1 5PG, 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
- 1,644 (2024)
CH1 5PGChester
How safe is CH1 5PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 5PG area, well above 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
57.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 5PGNational
Violence and sexual offences51.723.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order7.94.6
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Drugs5.32.4
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.