Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ermine Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 367th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Ermine Road (CH2 3PP) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ermine Road (CH2 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ermine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Black Diamond Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halkyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Diamond Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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