Crime Rates at Beechlands Avenue, Boughton, Chester, CH3 5ER

Beechlands Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 41st lowest 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 Beechlands Avenue (CH3 5ER) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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