Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 5EW
How much crime is recorded in CH3 5EW, 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
- 1,603 (2024)
CH3 5EWChester
How safe is CH3 5EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 5EW 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5EWNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary8.49.1
Public order5.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.