Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.1 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 116.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cherry Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 166th 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 Cherry Road (CH3 5DX) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 12 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 Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Road (CH3 5DX), 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 Cherry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cherry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5115 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Christleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Drugs Christleton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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