Chester City & Garden Quarter
Middle areaWest Cheshire West and Chester. 11,881 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 66% of people in Chester City & Garden Quarter live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chester City & Garden Quarter
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chester City & Garden Quarter at a rate of 307.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 72.9 per 1,000 people across Cheshire West and Chester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,389 |
| Other crime | 816 |
| Shoplifting | 626 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 314 |
| Drug offences | 204 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 171 |
| Burglary | 54 |
| Theft from the person | 37 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chester City & Garden Quarter compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chester City & Garden Quarter safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chester City & Garden Quarter at a rate of 307.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 72.9 per 1,000 people across Cheshire West and Chester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 320 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chester City & Garden Quarter.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,389), other crime (816) and shoplifting (626).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester
These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cheshire West and Chester and not Chester City & Garden Quarter alone. See Cheshire West and Chester
Chester City & Garden Quarter in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chester City & Garden Quarter was £210,000 in 2025.
Chester City & Garden Quarter had 10,245 usual residents at the census.
About 66% of people in Chester City & Garden Quarter live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chester City & Garden Quarter, 51.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.