Crime Rates at Rushton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1RE

Rushton Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Rushton Drive (CH2 1RE) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the Newton & Hoole average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushton Drive (CH2 1RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oulton Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longfield Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.