Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Lane area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 340th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Garden Lane (CH1 4EN) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Lane (CH1 4EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delamere Street, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Drugs Abbot'S Nook Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Delamere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamere Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedward Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Firemans Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firemans Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bouverie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pemberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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