Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 2LQ
How much crime is recorded in CH2 2LQ, 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
- 1,599 (2024)
CH2 2LQChester
How safe is CH2 2LQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 2LQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 2LQNational
Violence and sexual offences42.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Public order10.14.6
Shoplifting5.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs3.22.4
Burglary2.59.1
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.