The overall crime rate in Chester city is 103.2 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 40.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 120% of national crime rate. Other crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 13.4% 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 175% of national crime rate which puts Chester on 15. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Drugs crime" makes up 5.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "drugs crime" is 470 cases and has increased by 1.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of January 2024 - December 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 40.6% | 47. lowest | 120% | 3.8k | -0.7% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 12.6% | 33. lowest | 81% | 1.2k | -18.4% |
Public order crime | 11.0% | 32. highest | 156% | 1.0k | 0.9% |
Shoplifting crime | 9.4% | 29. lowest | 114% | 878 | -13.7% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.6% | 11. lowest | 88% | 616 | -0.8% |
Other theft crime | 6.5% | 25. lowest | 91% | 608 | -12.6% |
Drugs crime | 5.0% | 15. highest | 175% | 470 | 1.3% |
Burglary crime | 2.3% | 7. lowest | 57% | 216 | -21.5% |
Other crime | 1.9% | 26. lowest | 93% | 178 | 13.4% |
Vehicle crime | 1.5% | 1. lowest | 26% | 144 | -32.1% |
Bicycle theft crime | 0.8% | 28. lowest | 84% | 76 | -53.9% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.8% | 17. lowest | 90% | 75 | -15.7% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 24. lowest | 26% | 56 | -11.1% |
Robbery crime | 0.5% | 9. lowest | 38% | 45 | -8.2% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Chester city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Chester city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 13.0 | 15.9 |
Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 2.4 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 6.8 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 5.2 | 3.0 |
Other crime | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Other theft | 6.7 | 7.4 |
Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Public order | 11.3 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 9.7 | 8.5 |
Theft from the person | 0.6 | 2.4 |
Vehicle crime | 1.6 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 41.9 | 35.0 |