Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 4RG
How much crime is recorded in CH2 4RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wolverham & Stanlow
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
CH2 4RGChester
How safe is CH2 4RG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 4RG area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
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 4RGNational
Shoplifting59.08.4
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary10.79.1
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Public order8.94.6
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.