Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Christleton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 116th 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 Christleton Road (CH3 5UQ) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christleton Road (CH3 5UQ), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 23 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 Christleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cherry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5115 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Christleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
Apr 2026Drugs The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mortlake Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Christleton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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