Crime Rates at Halton Road, Chester, CH2 1SJ

Halton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 318th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halton Road (CH2 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Newton & Hoole average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halton Road (CH2 1SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunham Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.