Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 5HH
How much crime is recorded in CH3 5HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Vicars Cross & Hoole East
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
CH3 5HHChester
How safe is CH3 5HH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 5HH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 5HHNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.