Crime Rates at Alun Crescent, Chester, CH4 8HN

Alun Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 162nd 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 Alun Crescent (CH4 8HN) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Handbridge Park average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alun Crescent (CH4 8HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensington Green, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hamlet (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.