Crime Rates at Dale Street, Boughton, Chester, CH3 5EQ

Dale Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 437th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Dale Street (CH3 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Street (CH3 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.