Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 7BJ
How much crime is recorded in CH3 7BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,355 (2024)
CH3 7BJChester
How safe is CH3 7BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 7BJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 7BJNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary10.39.1
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.