Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hoole Lane area has the 44th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 493rd highest crime rate of 1,153 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 79.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Hoole Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jamieson Close
Sep 2025Burglary Bulkeley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation

Data Sources

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