Chester City vs Handforth

Chester City has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,429 crimes in the last 12 months. Handforth has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 819 crimes. Handforth scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chester City shows a year-on-year crime trend of +12.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Handforth shows -2.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chester City, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,341 incidents). In Handforth, it is Violent Crime (339 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chester City recorded 297 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Handforth recorded 56. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chester City totalled 1,341 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 339 in Handforth. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chester City recorded 3,043 crimes (now 3,429, a change of +12.7%). Handforth recorded 837 crimes previously (now 819, -2.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Chester City has a resolution rate of 38.1% and Handforth has 33.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chester City falls within the Cheshire Constabulary boundary. Handforth is covered by Cheshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Chester City and Handforth. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.