Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newton Park View area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 236th lowest 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 Newton Park View (CH2 2DL) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newton Park View (CH2 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawpool Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neston Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brook Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Lane | Under investigation |
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