Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 4PL
How much crime is recorded in CH2 4PL, 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
- 1,223 (2024)
CH2 4PLChester
How safe is CH2 4PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 4PL 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 4PLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.