Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH1 6EF
How much crime is recorded in CH1 6EF, 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
- 1,515 (2024)
CH1 6EFChester
How safe is CH1 6EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH1 6EF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 6EFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary3.49.1
Public order2.24.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.