Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 8BA
How much crime is recorded in CH3 8BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,060 (2024)
CH3 8BAChester
How safe is CH3 8BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 8BA 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
9.6
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 8BANational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.