Crime Rates at Durham Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5BN

Durham Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 246th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (CH1 5BN) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (CH1 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Blacon Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.