Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charlotte Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 197th 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 Charlotte Street (CH1 4JN) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Street (CH1 4JN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Charlotte Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walls Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Old Port Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Port Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whipcord Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whipcord Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walls Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Port Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gladstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgefield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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