Chester crime stats

February 2024

Most crimes, 24.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 40.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 108% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 23.4% over the last twelve months.Chester crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →40.7%40. highest108%24.5k-11.8%
Antisocial behaviour crime →14.4%38. lowest86%8.6k-5.1%
Public order crime →10.7%18. highest127%6.5k-29.5%
Criminal damage and arson crime →8.5%46. lowest100%5.1k-15.7%
Shoplifting crime →6.2%23. lowest81%3.7k23.4%
Other theft crime →5.8%13. lowest67%3.5k-7.3%
Drugs crime →3.8%22. highest133%2.3k-9.4%
Burglary crime →2.9%11. lowest63%1.7k-11.1%
Vehicle crime →2.7%13. lowest39%1.6k-11.6%
Other crime →1.9%46. highest99%1.2k-2.1%
Bicycle theft crime →0.9%39. lowest76%550-7.6%
Possession of weapons crime →0.7%29. lowest74%42915.3%
Robbery crime →0.5%23. lowest36%3053.7%
Theft from the person crime →0.3%13. lowest16%207-31.7%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "drugs crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Drugs crime" rate is at 133% of national crime rate which puts Chester on 22. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Drugs crime" makes up 3.8% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "drugs crime" is 2.3k cases and has decreased by 9.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2023 - January 2024.

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