Total Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lorne Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 446th lowest 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 Lorne Street (CH1 4AE) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lorne Street (CH1 4AE), 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.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firemans Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firemans Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Court | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Northgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper Northgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper Northgate Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Garden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Delamere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Delamere Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Delamere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Delamere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Delamere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Delamere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Delamere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Delamere Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Delamere Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
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