Crime Rates at Laurel Grove, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3HU

Laurel Grove 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 Laurel Grove (CH2 3HU) 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 Laurel Grove (CH2 3HU), 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.