Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoole Lane (CH2 3DS) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoole Lane (CH2 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoole Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
Apr 2026Public order Wharton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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