Total Crime Rate

175.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 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 175.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Cross Street (CH2 3DY) in the last 12 months was 175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (CH2 3DY), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Drugs The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
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Data Sources

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