Crime Rates at Francis Street, Chester, CH1 3BX

Francis Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 58th 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 Francis Street (CH1 3BX) in the last 12 months was 205.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 Drugs with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Street (CH1 3BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.