Chester Boughton West & Hoole
Middle areaWest Cheshire West and Chester. 9,155 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in Chester Boughton West & Hoole live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chester Boughton West & Hoole
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chester Boughton West & Hoole at a rate of 120.4 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 | 383 |
| Other crime | 239 |
| Shoplifting | 146 |
| Drug offences | 133 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chester Boughton West & Hoole compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chester Boughton West & Hoole safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chester Boughton West & Hoole at a rate of 120.4 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, 113 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chester Boughton West & Hoole.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (383), other crime (239) and shoplifting (146).
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 Boughton West & Hoole alone. See Cheshire West and Chester
Chester Boughton West & Hoole in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chester Boughton West & Hoole was £207,000 in 2025.
Chester Boughton West & Hoole had 8,568 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Chester Boughton West & Hoole live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chester Boughton West & Hoole, 69.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.