Total Crime Rate
375.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
162.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 23rd 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 Station Road (CH1 3DR) in the last 12 months was 375.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 162.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (CH1 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 101 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.
View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chester | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chester | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halkyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Bars | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Bars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Bars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Bars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | South Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | South Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | City Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | City Road | Under investigation |
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