Postcode district · Chester
Crime in CH2
How much crime is recorded in CH2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 58,073 (2024)
CH2Postcode district · Chester
How safe is CH2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
CH2National
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
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.