Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 6DR
How much crime is recorded in CH3 6DR, 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
- 1,494 (2024)
CH3 6DRChester
How safe is CH3 6DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 6DR 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
7.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 6DRNational
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order0.84.6
Other theft0.54.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.