Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 7RH
How much crime is recorded in CH4 7RH, 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
- 1,572 (2024)
CH4 7RHChester
How safe is CH4 7RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 7RH 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 7RHNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.04.5
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.