Total Crime Rate

84.2 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 84.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Grafton Mews area has the 27th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 270th 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 Grafton Mews (CH2 2AB) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Mews (CH2 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter

Crime Over Time in Grafton Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Abbot'S Nook Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbot'S Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Eardswick Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newry Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bailey Bridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamere Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Delamere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑