Crime Rates at Ryecroft, Elton, Chester, CH2 4LR

Ryecroft area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 426th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ryecroft (CH2 4LR) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Gowy Rural average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryecroft (CH2 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dairy Bank, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ince Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.