Total Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Black Diamond Park area has the 45th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 547th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 3EW) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Diamond Park (CH1 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Black Diamond Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesham Street
Apr 2026Public order Black Diamond Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormonde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Diamond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Diamond Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chester Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stuart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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