Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.5 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 22.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.5 1/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Victoria Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 310th 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 Victoria Road (CH2 2JL) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CH2 2JL), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delamere Street —
Apr 2026Public order Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newry Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Upper Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Northgate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Trafford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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