Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stocks Lane area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 503rd 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 Stocks Lane (CH3 5TE) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stocks Lane (CH3 5TE), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Mortlake Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Christleton Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Christleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Christleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A5115 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cherry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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