Crime Rates at New Crane Street, Chester, CH1 4HZ

New Crane Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Crane Street (CH1 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Crane Street (CH1 4HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.