Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 3PP
How much crime is recorded in CH2 3PP, 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
- 1,469 (2024)
CH2 3PPChester
How safe is CH2 3PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 3PP 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
18.2
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 3PPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary6.79.1
Public order5.64.6
Other theft5.14.5
Drugs3.62.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.