Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5115 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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