Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 3LR
How much crime is recorded in CH2 3LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Vicars Cross & Hoole East
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
CH2 3LRChester
How safe is CH2 3LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 3LR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 3LRNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary2.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.