Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yerburgh Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 294th 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 Yerburgh Street (CH2 2AW) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (230.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yerburgh Street (CH2 2AW), the main crime hotspot is near Eversley Park. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yerburgh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eversley Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newry Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Lawn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
Apr 2026Public order Eversley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newry Park East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfields Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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