Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 7NF
How much crime is recorded in CH4 7NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lache
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,689 (2024)
CH4 7NFChester
How safe is CH4 7NF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 7NF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 7NFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Public order3.84.6
Other crime3.41.5
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft1.14.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.