Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 2DP
How much crime is recorded in CH2 2DP, 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
- 1,072 (2024)
CH2 2DPChester
How safe is CH2 2DP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 2DP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 2DPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary2.59.1
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.12.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.