Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 8LF
How much crime is recorded in CH3 8LF, 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
- 1,652 (2024)
CH3 8LFChester
How safe is CH3 8LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 8LF 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
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8LFNational
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Burglary7.19.1
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.