Crime Rates at Princes Avenue, Chester, CH1 3BH

Princes Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 395th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Princes Avenue (CH1 3BH) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Avenue (CH1 3BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Bars (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.