Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 5DW
How much crime is recorded in CH3 5DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Boughton East
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,331 (2024)
CH3 5DWChester
How safe is CH3 5DW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 5DW area, 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
CH3 5DWNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Public order8.74.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.