Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Terrace area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 504th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Terrace (CH3 5DE) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Terrace (CH3 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter

Crime Over Time in Garden Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bulkeley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watertower View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Watertower View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Signal Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boughton Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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