Total Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Bank area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 1,153 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 West Bank (CH1 4BD) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (226.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Bank (CH1 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A540, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawson Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gilwern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gawer Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A540 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cousens Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gawer Park | Under investigation |
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