Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 8EZ
How much crime is recorded in CH4 8EZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lache
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,432 (2024)
CH4 8EZChester
How safe is CH4 8EZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 8EZ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 8EZNational
Violence and sexual offences54.523.6
Public order7.84.6
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.