Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 3NS
How much crime is recorded in CH2 3NS, 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
- 1,546 (2024)
CH2 3NSChester
How safe is CH2 3NS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 3NS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
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 3NSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Burglary2.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs2.22.4
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.54.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.