Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 17.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Hoole Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 237th 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 Hoole Road (CH2 3AF) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoole Road (CH2 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hoole Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halkyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Public order Chester Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kilmorey Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormonde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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