Total Crime Rate

561.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 561.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 239.8 10/10
  • Public order 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Drugs 50.4 10/10
  • Other theft 31.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 13th 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 Bridge Street (CH1 1NG) in the last 12 months was 561.2 per 1,000 residents and was 397.2% 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (CH1 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 548 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northgate Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Northgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Abbey Gateway Under investigation

Data Sources

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