Total Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bouverie Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bouverie Street (CH1 4HF) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bouverie Street (CH1 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near Bouverie Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blacon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South View Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whipcord Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bouverie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambrian Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbot'S Grange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Street | Under investigation |
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