Total Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 112.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highfield area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield (CH2 4PE) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher than the Gowy Rural average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield (CH2 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Station Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitefields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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