Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH4 9RX
How much crime is recorded in CH4 9RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Boughton West & Hoole
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,235 (2024)
CH4 9RXChester
How safe is CH4 9RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH4 9RX 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9RXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Public order5.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Drugs2.72.4
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.