Total Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 32.1 3/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Northgate Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 485th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northgate Avenue (CH2 2DX) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% 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 Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate Avenue (CH2 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stuart Place, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northgate Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Diamond Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stuart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newry Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newry Park East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Black Diamond Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
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Data Sources

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