Total Crime Rate

198.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharton Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 61st 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 Wharton Court (CH2 3DH) in the last 12 months was 198.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharton Court (CH2 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watertower View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shot Tower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shot Tower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boughton Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Watertower View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Signal Court —
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Data Sources

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