Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queensway area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 367th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (CH2 1PF) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Newton & Hoole average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (CH2 1PF), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 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 | Bicycle theft | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tiverton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Wood Close | Under investigation |
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