Crime Rates at Pentland Close, Chester, CH3 5PE

Pentland Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 332nd 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 Pentland Close (CH3 5PE) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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