Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 4JX
How much crime is recorded in CH2 4JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,070 (2024)
CH2 4JXChester
How safe is CH2 4JX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 4JX 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 4JXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Public order2.94.6
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.