Crime Rates at Newton Hall Drive, Newton, Chester, CH2 1PQ

Newton Hall Drive 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 Newton Hall Drive (CH2 1PQ) 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 Newton Hall Drive (CH2 1PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunham Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.