Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 5PU
How much crime is recorded in CH1 5PU, 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 5PUChester
How safe is CH1 5PU
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 5PU 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CH1 5PUNational
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.