Crime Rates at Somerset Road, Newton, Chester, CH2 2QD

Somerset Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Road (CH2 2QD) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 333.9% higher than the Newton & Hoole average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (CH2 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.