Crime Rates at Holbein Close, Chester, CH4 7EU

Holbein Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 395th 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 Holbein Close (CH4 7EU) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Handbridge Park average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holbein Close (CH4 7EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarendon Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eaton Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.