Total Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 141.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Anne Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 121st 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 St Anne Street (CH1 3HT) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anne Street (CH1 3HT), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Anne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chester Bus Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Diamond Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gorse Stacks Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Black Diamond Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queens Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Queens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Bus Interchange
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Bus Interchange
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Bus Interchange
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chester Bus Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chester Bus Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chester Bus Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Bus Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Chester Bus Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Bus Interchange Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Bus Interchange Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stuart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookdale Place
Apr 2026Drugs Brookdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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