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

Somerset Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Road (CH2 2QE) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 226.8% higher than the Newton & Hoole average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (CH2 2QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.