Crime Rates at The Square, Chester, CH1 3AN

The Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (CH1 3AN) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (226.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -74.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (CH1 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.