Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bulkeley Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 372nd 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 Bulkeley Street (CH3 5DW) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulkeley Street (CH3 5DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mount (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bulkeley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Christleton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Christleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount
Apr 2026Drugs The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mortlake Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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