Crime Rates at Watergate Street, Chester, CH1 2LB

Watergate Street 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 Watergate Street (CH1 2LB) 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 Watergate Street (CH1 2LB), 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.