Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 5PH
How much crime is recorded in CH3 5PH, 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
- 1,271 (2024)
CH3 5PHChester
How safe is CH3 5PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 5PH 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
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 5PHNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Public order5.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.94.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.11.5
Burglary0.19.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.