Crime Rates at Shed Lane, Great Boughton, Chester, CH3 5NG

Shed Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shed Lane (CH3 5NG) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (226.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shed Lane (CH3 5NG), 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.