Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 5TT
How much crime is recorded in CH3 5TT, 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
- 1,116 (2024)
CH3 5TTChester
How safe is CH3 5TT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 5TT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CH3 5TTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Shoplifting9.68.4
Public order5.34.6
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% 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.