Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 2PS
How much crime is recorded in CH2 2PS, 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
- 2,018 (2024)
CH2 2PSChester
How safe is CH2 2PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 2PS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2PSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.44.6
Burglary3.39.1
Drugs1.92.4
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.