Total Crime Rate
101.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsley Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 208th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Road (CH3 5RR) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsley Road (CH3 5RR), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsley Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A5115 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Court | Under investigation |
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