Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 8SY
How much crime is recorded in CH4 8SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broughton & Saltney
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
CH4 8SYChester
How safe is CH4 8SY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 8SY 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8SYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Public order7.14.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft4.44.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Burglary1.39.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.