Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 8RW
How much crime is recorded in CH4 8RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broughton & Saltney
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,754 (2024)
CH4 8RWChester
How safe is CH4 8RW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 8RW 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
21.2
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 8RWNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.04.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Burglary2.69.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.