Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Crewe Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 237th 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 Crewe Street (CH1 3BP) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crewe Street (CH1 3BP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crewe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bars Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bars —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chester Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormonde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dee Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shot Tower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shot Tower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shot Tower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shot Tower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shot Tower Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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