Postcode district · Chester
Crime in CH99
How much crime is recorded in CH99, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,633 (2024)
CH99Postcode district · Chester
How safe is CH99
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH99, 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
CH99National
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary7.29.1
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.