Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Black Diamond Park area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 527th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Diamond Park (CH1 3ET) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Diamond Park (CH1 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Bus Interchange. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Black Diamond Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chester Bus Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chester Bus Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Bus Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Bus Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Bus Interchange
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eardswick Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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