Crime Rates at Shelley Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5US

Shelley Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 86th 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 Shelley Road (CH1 5US) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% lower than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (CH1 5US), the main crime hotspot is near Marlowe Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.