Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 248th 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 South Avenue (CH2 3PR) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Avenue (CH2 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesham Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Crewe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesham Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Station Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Chesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crewe Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime City Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs City Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Car Street
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halkyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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