Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Abbots Park area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbots Park (CH1 4AW) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Park (CH1 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A540, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbot'S Grange (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbots Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order South Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Lawn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A540 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Abbots Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Bank Under investigation

Data Sources

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