Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 3JD
How much crime is recorded in CH2 3JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Boughton East
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,952 (2024)
CH2 3JDChester
How safe is CH2 3JD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 3JD area, well below 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 3JDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary2.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Other crime0.11.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.