Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 8AE
How much crime is recorded in CH3 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,857 (2024)
CH3 8AEChester
How safe is CH3 8AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 8AE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 8AENational
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Public order3.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Burglary1.49.1
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.