Crime Rates at Minerva Avenue, Chester West Employment Park, Chester, CH1 4QL

Minerva Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

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 Minerva Avenue (CH1 4QL) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Queensferry and Sealand average (124.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minerva Avenue (CH1 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mercury Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashmuir Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.