Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.4 6/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Square area has the 35th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (CH1 3AN) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (230.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (CH1 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bars —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bars Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesham Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Bars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Canal Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormonde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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