Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 8HR
How much crime is recorded in CH4 8HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lache
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
CH4 8HRChester
How safe is CH4 8HR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 8HR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8HRNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order2.34.6
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.82.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.