Total Crime Rate
2767.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foregate Street area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Foregate Street (CH1 1HD) in the last 12 months was 2767.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2351.9% higher than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 366 (≈ 1200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foregate Street (CH1 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 546 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (233 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blacon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chester Bus Interchange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chester Bus Interchange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Bus Interchange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Bus Interchange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Bus Interchange | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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