Crime Rates at Wards Terrace, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AS

Wards Terrace area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 256th 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 Wards Terrace (CH2 3AS) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Wards Terrace (CH2 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Brassey Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.