Crime Rates at Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ

Foregate Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foregate Street (CH1 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 349.3 per 1,000 residents and was 209.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 192.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foregate Street (CH1 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.