Total Crime Rate
157.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ring Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Ring Road (CH1 6PG) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% higher than the Gowy Rural average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ring Road (CH1 6PG), the main crime hotspot is near The Groves. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Firtree Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitby Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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