Total Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicars Cross Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicars Cross Road (CH3 5NW) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicars Cross Road (CH3 5NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norton Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadmead (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chester City & the Garden Quarter| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Holkham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadmead | Under investigation |
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