Crime Rates at Barkhill Road, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5JQ

Barkhill Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barkhill Road (CH3 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Gowy Rural average (73.9 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkhill Road (CH3 5JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ballater Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.