Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5AY

Highfield Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 560th lowest crime rate of 1,160 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 Highfield Road (CH1 5AY) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (CH1 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burton Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walton Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.