Total Crime Rate

179.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 179.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Panton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Panton Road (CH2 3HN) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Panton Road (CH2 3HN), the main crime hotspot is near A56. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Panton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosforth Place —
Apr 2026Public order A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plemonstall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plemonstall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plemonstall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order A56 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A56 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gosforth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leahurst Close —
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Data Sources

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