Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 4PY
How much crime is recorded in CH2 4PY, 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
- 1,249 (2024)
CH2 4PYChester
How safe is CH2 4PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 4PY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4PYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Public order10.54.6
Other theft10.44.5
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Drugs5.62.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.