Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lockwood View area has the 29th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lockwood View (CH2 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lockwood View (CH2 1EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Gerard Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerard Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gerard Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerard Crescent | Under investigation |
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