Crime Rates at Sandy Lane, Chester, CH3 5UZ

Sandy Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Sandy Lane (CH3 5UZ) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (226.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (CH3 5UZ), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.