Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 12.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Nook area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 152nd 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 The Nook (CH2 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Nook (CH2 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawpool Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Nook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dawpool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandon Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halkyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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