Crap Towns / Chester / Crime

How much crime is there in Chester?

The police recorded 95.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chester from September 2023 to August 2026, 25% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 96.6, up from 95.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	95.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	94.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	96.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.2	34.1
Public order	12.1	6.6
Shoplifting	10.4	7.1
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	6.7	7.0
Drugs	5.4	2.4
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Bicycle theft	1.0	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Robbery	0.6	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Shotton	9.7 km	123
Chester	–	95.4
Ellesmere Port	9.5 km	85.2
Gwersyllt	15.7 km	70.9
Connah's Quay	11.8 km	65.2
Buckley	12.5 km	54.2
Frodsham	16.2 km	50.1
Hawarden	8.3 km	45.9
Neston	16.1 km	43.1
Broughton	6.0 km	38.7
Helsby	12.3 km	31.7
The typical town	–	76.2