Total Crime Rate

1566.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1288.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1566.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1288.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1061.5 10/10
  • Public order 203.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 132.7 10/10
  • Other theft 58.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Countess Way area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 3rd 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 Countess Way (CH1 4DU) in the last 12 months was 1566.3 per 1,000 residents and was 579.5% higher 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 328 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 398 (≈ 1288.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Countess Way (CH1 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A540, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Countess Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Countess Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A540 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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