Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakfield Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Oakfield Avenue (CH2 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Avenue (CH2 1LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Endsleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oakfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
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Data Sources

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