Crime Rates at Pearl Lane, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5NX

Pearl Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 76th 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 Pearl Lane (CH3 5NX) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Lane (CH3 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maytree Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road West (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.