Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 3AL
How much crime is recorded in CH2 3AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Boughton West & Hoole
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,714 (2024)
CH2 3ALChester
How safe is CH2 3AL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 3AL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 3ALNational
Shoplifting44.88.4
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Public order6.74.6
Other theft4.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.