Crime Rates at Benton Drive, Chester, CH2 2RD

Benton Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benton Drive (CH2 2RD) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (226.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Drive (CH2 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Eversley Park. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.