Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 6DE
How much crime is recorded in CH1 6DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Capenhurst, Saughall & Moston
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,075 (2024)
CH1 6DEChester
How safe is CH1 6DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 6DE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 6DENational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary6.79.1
Public order4.84.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.