Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Flag Lane South area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 1,160 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 Flag Lane South (CH2 1LF) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (230.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flag Lane South (CH2 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 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 | Burglary | Iver Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iver Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caughall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulas Court | Under investigation |
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