Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 4LZ
How much crime is recorded in CH2 4LZ, 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
- 1,720 (2024)
CH2 4LZChester
How safe is CH2 4LZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 4LZ 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
15.8
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 4LZNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.24.6
Burglary1.89.1
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.31.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.