Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Woodside Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodside Court (CH1 4BA) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Court (CH1 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Eversley Park. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
Apr 2026Public order South Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Lawn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order South Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eversley Park —
Apr 2026Burglary South Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbots Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eversley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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