Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaklands area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Christleton & Huntington , and the 136th 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 Oaklands (CH3 7HG) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Christleton & Huntington average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklands (CH3 7HG), the main crime hotspot is near Arrowcroft Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crimes for this selection. | ||||
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.