Crime Rates at St Marks Road, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8DF

St Marks Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 374th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 St Marks Road (CH4 8DF) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Handbridge Park average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (CH4 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Curzon Street. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.