Chester crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Chester postcode area is 92.2 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 24.2k crimes were violent crimes which is 41.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 107% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 18.5% over the last twelve months.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 128% of national crime rate which puts Chester on 23. 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 2.2k cases and has decreased by 13.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	41.1%	40. highest	107%	24.2k	-12.6%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	14.4%	35. lowest	84%	8.5k	-7.8%
Public order crime →	10.4%	20. highest	124%	6.2k	-33.3%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	8.4%	47. lowest	97%	4.9k	-17.8%
Shoplifting crime →	6.2%	24. lowest	80%	3.7k	18.5%
Other theft crime →	5.8%	12. lowest	68%	3.4k	-9.0%
Drugs crime →	3.8%	23. highest	128%	2.2k	-13.4%
Burglary crime →	2.9%	11. lowest	62%	1.7k	-12.9%
Vehicle crime →	2.6%	11. lowest	38%	1.5k	-16.1%
Other crime →	1.9%	47. highest	98%	1.1k	-2.2%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.9%	38. lowest	76%	532	-11.3%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.7%	27. lowest	72%	424	11.6%
Robbery crime →	0.5%	20. lowest	36%	289	-3.3%
Theft from the person crime →	0.3%	12. lowest	16%	196	-32.9%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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