Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westminster Court area has the 44th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 493rd highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Court (CH2 3BF) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westminster Court (CH2 3BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Brassey Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomkinson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tomkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Signal Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Watertower View | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gosforth Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watertower View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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