Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 7EL
How much crime is recorded in CH4 7EL, 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
- 1,101 (2024)
CH4 7ELChester
How safe is CH4 7EL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 7EL 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
18
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 7ELNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary2.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.