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Chester crime stats

The overall crime rate in Chester city is 101.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.9k crimes were violent crimes which is 42.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 123% of national crime rate. Public order crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 23.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "public order crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Public order crime" rate is at 172% of national crime rate which puts Chester on 20. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Public order crime" makes up 12.1% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "public order crime" is 1.1k cases and has increased by 23.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2024 - May 2025.

Chester crime statistics
Crime statisticShare of all crimesRanking (99 cities)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime42.2%49. lowest123%3.9k3.2%
Public order crime12.1%20. highest172%1.1k23.1%
Antisocial behaviour crime10.2%13. lowest64%941-24.1%
Shoplifting crime9.6%25. lowest112%882-11.4%
Other theft crime6.6%31. lowest95%608-7.7%
Criminal damage and arson crime6.3%11. lowest87%584-4.3%
Drugs crime4.8%26. highest149%442-16.0%
Burglary crime2.2%8. lowest57%206-16.6%
Other crime1.9%21. lowest87%1765.4%
Vehicle crime1.4%1. lowest26%131-29.9%
Bicycle theft crime0.9%38. lowest95%81-34.1%
Possession of weapons crime0.7%9. lowest77%64-32.6%
Theft from the person crime0.6%24. lowest24%51-27.1%
Robbery crime0.5%9. lowest39%4512.5%
Crime statisticShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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Chester crime rate by crime statistic

This graph compares crime rate in Chester city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.

Chester crime rate by crime statistic
Crime statisticChester city crime rateEngland and Wales - national crime rate
Anti-social behaviour10.416.2
Bicycle theft0.90.9
Burglary2.34.0
Criminal damage and arson6.47.4
Drugs4.93.3
Other crime1.92.2
Other theft6.77.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Public order12.37.2
Robbery0.51.3
Shoplifting9.78.7
Theft from the person0.62.3
Vehicle crime1.45.6
Violent crime42.934.9

Chester crime rate comparison map

Chester crime rate comparison map

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