Total Crime Rate
146.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brook Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Brook Street (CH1 3DX) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Street (CH1 3DX), 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.
View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Bus Interchange | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Bus Interchange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Bus Interchange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chester Bus Interchange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bold Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Car Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bold Square | Awaiting court outcome |
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