Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 1RB
How much crime is recorded in CH2 1RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton East
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,383 (2024)
CH2 1RBChester
How safe is CH2 1RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 1RB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 1RBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Public order5.64.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.