Total Crime Rate

352.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 352.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.5 10/10
  • Drugs 39.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 5th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 The Square (CH1 3AR) in the last 12 months was 352.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 209.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (CH1 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 80 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Canal Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dee Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chester Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order The Bars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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