Total Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Catherine Street area has the lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the lowest 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 Catherine Street (CH1 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 2.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% lower than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Catherine Street (CH1 4JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Old Port Square. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 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 | Burglary | Gladstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walls Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kitchen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gladstone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gladstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bouverie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kitchen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whipcord Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Port Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gladstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South View Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambrian Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kitchen Street | Under investigation |
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