Total Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.4 1/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hewitt Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hewitt Street (CH2 3JD) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitt Street (CH2 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near A56. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hewitt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Panton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A56 —
Sep 2025Drugs Panton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Signal Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A56 Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A56 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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