Total Crime Rate
1773.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025City Walls area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 2nd 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 City Walls (CH1 2JG) in the last 12 months was 1773.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1471.7% 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 402 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 552 (≈ 991.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around City Walls (CH1 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 354 crimes here, including 233 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blacon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firemans Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Stacks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delamere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delamere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Delamere Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delamere Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Stacks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watergate Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Bus Interchange | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chester Bus Interchange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chester Bus Interchange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watergate Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watergate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Bus Interchange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oulton Place | Under investigation |
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