Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 1AR
How much crime is recorded in CH2 1AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton West & Heath
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,270 (2024)
CH2 1ARChester
How safe is CH2 1AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 1AR area, broadly in line with 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
CH2 1ARNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary2.79.1
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.