Chester City — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Cheshire Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Cheshire Constabulary's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
252 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (225): ▲ 27 (12%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences103 · 41%
- Public order44 · 17%
- Shoplifting34 · 13%
- Anti-social behaviour24 · 10%
- Other theft14 · 6%
- Criminal damage and arson11 · 4%
- Drugs9 · 4%
- Robbery4 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
215 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect84 · 39%
- Awaiting court outcome62 · 29%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified56 · 26%
- Local resolution8 · 4%
- Offender given a caution5 · 2%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Shoplifting and Retail Crime is a problem in the City Centre
We held a force wide week of action against shoplifting called Operation Watchmaker between 16th March and 22nd March. During this week, officers targeted retail crime in the City Centre while engaging with retailers, security staff, business partners, and members of the public. High visibility patrols were also conducted throughout the City Centre to support this. Across the force, 32 arrests were made, 49 charges brought, and 17 Community Resolutions issued. In Chester, we secured a number of arrests and charges including that of a prolific offender who was arrested and charged for two breaches of Community Protection Notice and for whom a Criminal Behaviour Order is now being sought. Further to this, in order to tackle crime in the City Centre, we recently made use of Live Facial Recognition technology. This technology adheres to strict privacy, data protection and humans rights safeguards, and only individuals from a pre-approved watchlist and used by the system. This technology supports the police in identifying offenders who are wanted, helping improve our efficiency in targeting and investigating crime.
Set: 2026-05-01
Public events & surgeries
Police Surgery at Storyhouse
2026-07-21 · Storyhouse, Hunter Street Chester
Police Surgery at Chester Bus Interchange
2026-08-12 · Chester Bus Interchange, George Street Chester
Police Surgery at Storyhouse
2026-09-07 · Storyhouse, Hunter Street Chester
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Cheshire Constabulary
All Cheshire Constabulary neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Cheshire Constabulary.