Total Crime Rate

188.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 188.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.1 9/10
  • Drugs 67.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • 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

Leadworks Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Leadworks Lane (CH1 3BL) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leadworks Lane (CH1 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leadworks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookdale Place —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Public order Chester Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Love Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormonde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Bars Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bars —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Canal Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesham Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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