Postcode district · Chester
Crime in CH4
How much crime is recorded in CH4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 40,140 (2024)
CH4Postcode district · Chester
How safe is CH4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH4, 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
36
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).
CH4National
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Public order3.54.6
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.