Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.44 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.44 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Crime trends · Chester City & the Garden Quarter
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
65
YoY -16%
ASB
14
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
3
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
9
YoY +29%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
34
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · vehicle crime rising
160
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Ethnicity
Total residents: 18,600
White Brit.76.8%
Other White9.1%
Indian2.2%
African2.0%
Other Asian1.5%
+ 1 other groups · 8.4%
Religion
Total residents: 18,630
No religion44.2%
Christian41.3%
Not answered8.3%
Muslim2.9%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 18,626
25–3421.1%
20–2420.3%
35–4915.7%
50–6414.7%
16–197.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.8%
Households
Total households: 8,753
Other34.0%
Any member 66+12.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.4%
+ 7 other households · 22.1%
Postcode Districts in Chester City & the Garden Quarter
