Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 5UP
How much crime is recorded in CH1 5UP, 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
- 1,675 (2024)
CH1 5UPChester
How safe is CH1 5UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 5UP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 5UPNational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Public order17.34.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Burglary6.49.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft2.94.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.