Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 5QB
How much crime is recorded in CH3 5QB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boughton Heath & Huntington
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
CH3 5QBChester
How safe is CH3 5QB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 5QB 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
9.7
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 5QBNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.69.1
Public order1.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Shoplifting0.88.4
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.