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

West Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 193rd 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 West Street (CH2 3PS) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% 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 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Car Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.