Crime Rates at Greyfriars, Chester, CH1 2NW

Greyfriars area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greyfriars (CH1 2NW) in the last 12 months was 444.9 per 1,000 residents and was 294.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 227.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyfriars (CH1 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watergate Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.