Crime Rates at Watling Court, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PS

Watling Court area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 1,160 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 Watling Court (CH3 5PS) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Court (CH3 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 7 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.