Postcode district · Chester
Crime in CH3
How much crime is recorded in CH3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 49,156 (2024)
CH3Postcode district · Chester
How safe is CH3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH3, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
CH3National
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.