Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 41st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 492nd highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Hoole Lane (CH2 3EE) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 9 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 Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoole Lane (CH2 3EE), 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 Hoole Lane area

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

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