Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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
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

Hamilton Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 338th 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 Hamilton Street (CH2 3JG) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Street (CH2 3JG), 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 Hamilton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Panton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Signal Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Panton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A56 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A56 —
Sep 2025Public order Kilmorey Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A56 Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomkinson Street —

Data Sources

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