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Chester City & the Garden Quarter: your area

Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward · Cheshire West and Chester. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 43% here, compared with 16% across Cheshire West and Chester (26.9 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 43.1% here, compared with 35.7% across Cheshire West and Chester (7.4 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

Source →
A proposed response →

People aged 65 or over: 13.9% here, compared with 21.2% across Cheshire West and Chester (7.3 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

Source →
A proposed response →

The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

13.9%

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,547 out of 18,338.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

818 out of 18,339.

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People counted in the census

18,338

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

18,338 out of 18,338.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

43.1%

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

7,354 out of 17,066.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.8%

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,955 out of 8,636.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.4%

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,330 out of 8,636.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.3%

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,763 out of 17,066.

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Homes rented privately

43%

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,680 out of 8,636.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

17%

21 March 2021 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,502 out of 8,636.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

3,862 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 3,923 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 380 mapped crimes in September 2024; 323 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Chester City & the Garden Quarter
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202438039
October 202428539
November 202428729
December 202432231
January 202524227
February 202532034
March 202535240
April 202531129
May 202531647
June 202536845
July 202538537
August 202535555
September 202529932
October 202531134
November 202533326
December 202535728
January 202629628
February 202631527
March 202634230
April 202629932
May 202631921
June 202630430
July 202636429
August 202632341
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Chester City & the Garden Quarter
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime1,694
public order583
shoplifting478
drugs331
other theft282
criminal damage arson213
burglary72
other crime45
theft from the person42
bicycle theft39
robbery30
possession of weapons29
vehicle crime24
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →