Total Crime Rate

444.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 444.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.1 10/10
  • Other theft 102.9 10/10
  • Public order 80.9 10/10
  • Drugs 44.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackfriars Court 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 Blackfriars Court (CH1 2PY) 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 Blackfriars Court (CH1 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackfriars Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linen Hall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Goss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cuppin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grey Friars
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedward Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goss Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Goss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Black Friars Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goss Street
Sep 2025Other theft Black Friars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Black Friars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Friars
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grey Friars
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuppin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linen Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Weaver Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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