Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 7ER
How much crime is recorded in CH4 7ER, 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
- 1,832 (2024)
CH4 7ERChester
How safe is CH4 7ER
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 7ER area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 7ERNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Public order6.04.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft3.94.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.69.1
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.