Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Tower View area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Water Tower View (CH2 3EA) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Tower View (CH2 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter

Crime Over Time in Water Tower View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jamieson Close —
Sep 2025Public order Watertower View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Watertower View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Signal Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bulkeley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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