Crime Rates at Upton Lane, Upton, Chester, CH2 1ED

Upton Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Lane (CH2 1ED) in the last 12 months was 16.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (226.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Lane (CH2 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowsway, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Oaks Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.