Total Crime Rate

300.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 300.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.1 10/10
  • Drugs 44.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brook Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (CH1 3DN) in the last 12 months was 300.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 181.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (CH1 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Bus Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs City Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Canal Side Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chester Bus Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chester Bus Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Bus Interchange
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canal Side Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street
Sep 2025Drugs Leadworks Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Station Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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