Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barrel Well Hill area has the 26th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 280th 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 Barrel Well Hill (CH3 5BR) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrel Well Hill (CH3 5BR), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrel Well Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wharton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
Apr 2026Other theft Station View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mortlake Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
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Data Sources

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