Crime Rates at Broadway East, Newton, Chester, CH2 2DW

Broadway East area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 488th 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 Broadway East (CH2 2DW) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway East (CH2 2DW), 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.