Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 409th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Street (CH1 3JA) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 13 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 Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Street (CH1 3JA), 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 Somerset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Bus Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queens Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gorse Stacks Formal action is not in the public interest
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Diamond Park Under investigation
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 Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stuart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookdale Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Brookdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Black Diamond Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delamere Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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