City
Crime in Chester
How much crime is recorded in Chester, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 96,322 (2024)
ChesterCity
How safe is Chester
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in Chester, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
ChesterNational
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Public order8.34.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
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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.