Crime Rates at City Walls, Chester, CH1 1SB

City Walls area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Walls (CH1 1SB) in the last 12 months was 776.2 per 1,000 residents and was 587.8% 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 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 482.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Walls (CH1 1SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lumley Place (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.