Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 4TE
How much crime is recorded in CH2 4TE, 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
- 1,303 (2024)
CH2 4TEChester
How safe is CH2 4TE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 4TE area, well 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
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4TENational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft3.14.5
Burglary2.49.1
Other crime2.11.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 109% 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.