Crime Rates at Ormonde Street, Chester, CH1 3DD

Ormonde Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 28th 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 Ormonde Street (CH1 3DD) in the last 12 months was 345.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 Drugs with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 144.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ormonde Street (CH1 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.