Total Crime Rate

1000.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

562.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1000.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 562.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 416.1 10/10
  • Public order 136.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Drugs 73.4 10/10
  • Other theft 59.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge Street Row East area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Row East (CH1 1PP) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 741.3% higher than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 562.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street Row East (CH1 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 531 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (297 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street Row East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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