Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 1RF
How much crime is recorded in CH2 1RF, 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
- 1,322 (2024)
CH2 1RFChester
How safe is CH2 1RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 1RF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 1RFNational
Violence and sexual offences37.223.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order6.84.6
Other crime6.21.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.82.4
Burglary1.59.1
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.