Crime Rates at Dicksons Drive, Newton, Chester, CH2 2BN

Dicksons Drive area has the 45th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 504th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dicksons Drive (CH2 2BN) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dicksons Drive (CH2 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.