Postcode sector · Chester
Crime in CH2 2
How much crime is recorded in CH2 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 16,663 (2024)
How safe is CH2 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH2 2, 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Public order6.44.6
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.
Look up another area
Postcodes in this sector
- CH2 2AA
- CH2 2AB
- CH2 2AD
- CH2 2AE
- CH2 2AF
- CH2 2AG
- CH2 2AH
- CH2 2AJ
- CH2 2AL
- CH2 2AN
- CH2 2AP
- CH2 2AQ
- CH2 2AR
- CH2 2AS
- CH2 2AT
- CH2 2AU
- CH2 2AW
- CH2 2AX
- CH2 2AZ
- CH2 2BA
- CH2 2BB
- CH2 2BD
- CH2 2BE
- CH2 2BF
- CH2 2BG
- CH2 2BJ
- CH2 2BL
- CH2 2BN
- CH2 2BP
- CH2 2BQ
- CH2 2BR
- CH2 2BS
- CH2 2BT
- CH2 2BU
- CH2 2BW
- CH2 2BX
- CH2 2BY
- CH2 2BZ
- CH2 2DA
- CH2 2DB
- CH2 2DD
- CH2 2DE
- CH2 2DF
- CH2 2DG
- CH2 2DH
- CH2 2DJ
- CH2 2DL
- CH2 2DN
Show all 172 postcodes
- CH2 2DP
- CH2 2DQ
- CH2 2DR
- CH2 2DS
- CH2 2DT
- CH2 2DU
- CH2 2DW
- CH2 2DX
- CH2 2DY
- CH2 2DZ
- CH2 2EA
- CH2 2EB
- CH2 2ED
- CH2 2EE
- CH2 2EF
- CH2 2EG
- CH2 2EH
- CH2 2EJ
- CH2 2EL
- CH2 2EN
- CH2 2EP
- CH2 2EQ
- CH2 2ER
- CH2 2ES
- CH2 2ET
- CH2 2EU
- CH2 2EW
- CH2 2EX
- CH2 2EY
- CH2 2EZ
- CH2 2FA
- CH2 2FB
- CH2 2FD
- CH2 2FE
- CH2 2FF
- CH2 2FG
- CH2 2FH
- CH2 2FJ
- CH2 2FL
- CH2 2HA
- CH2 2HB
- CH2 2HD
- CH2 2HE
- CH2 2HF
- CH2 2HH
- CH2 2HJ
- CH2 2HL
- CH2 2HN
- CH2 2HP
- CH2 2HR
- CH2 2HS
- CH2 2HT
- CH2 2HU
- CH2 2HW
- CH2 2HX
- CH2 2HY
- CH2 2HZ
- CH2 2JA
- CH2 2JB
- CH2 2JD
- CH2 2JE
- CH2 2JF
- CH2 2JG
- CH2 2JH
- CH2 2JJ
- CH2 2JL
- CH2 2JN
- CH2 2JQ
- CH2 2JT
- CH2 2LA
- CH2 2LB
- CH2 2LD
- CH2 2LE
- CH2 2LF
- CH2 2LG
- CH2 2LH
- CH2 2LJ
- CH2 2LL
- CH2 2LN
- CH2 2LP
- CH2 2LQ
- CH2 2LR
- CH2 2LS
- CH2 2LT
- CH2 2LU
- CH2 2LW
- CH2 2LX
- CH2 2LY
- CH2 2LZ
- CH2 2NA
- CH2 2NB
- CH2 2ND
- CH2 2NE
- CH2 2PA
- CH2 2PB
- CH2 2PD
- CH2 2PE
- CH2 2PF
- CH2 2PG
- CH2 2PH
- CH2 2PJ
- CH2 2PL
- CH2 2PN
- CH2 2PP
- CH2 2PQ
- CH2 2PR
- CH2 2PS
- CH2 2PT
- CH2 2PU
- CH2 2PW
- CH2 2PX
- CH2 2PY
- CH2 2PZ
- CH2 2QA
- CH2 2QB
- CH2 2QD
- CH2 2QE
- CH2 2QF
- CH2 2RA
- CH2 2RB
- CH2 2RD
- CH2 2RF
- CH2 2RH
- CH2 2YF