Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 31.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherds Lane area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 465th lowest crime rate of 1,160 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 Shepherds Lane (CH2 2DH) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Lane (CH2 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Dawpool Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherds Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bache Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dawpool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawpool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawpool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newton Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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