Crime Rates at West Street, Newton, Chester, CH2 3PS

West Street 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 West Street (CH2 3PS) 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 West Street (CH2 3PS), 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.