Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 7BA
How much crime is recorded in CH4 7BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Handbridge Park
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
CH4 7BAChester
How safe is CH4 7BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 7BA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
CH4 7BANational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary2.79.1
Public order2.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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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.