Officers carry out weekend of action across Chester

Multiple arrests have been made following a proactive weekend of action across Chester.

Between Friday 27th March and Sunday 29th March 2026, officers across Chester Local Policing Unit (LPU) carried out a ‘weekend of action’, targeting drugs offences, taxi licensing, driving offences and engagement with the public.

The weekend resulted in:

• A dispersal order authorised from 4pm on Friday 27 March until 4pm on Sunday 29 March to prevent disorder.
• Two passive drugs dog operations at Chester Railway Station, working with British Transport Police (BTP), and then into the city centre, resulting in 106 stop searches, 34 of which were positive. A total of 21 community resolutions were issued, along with seven summons to court and three arrests.
• 12 licensing visits were carried out by the Licensing Enforcement Officer.
• The Roads and Crime Unit was deployed on the outskirts of the city, resulting in 19 stops and two arrests on suspicion of drink driving and drug driving, plus a summons.
• Further arrests were made in relation to possession of a weapon, drunk and disorderly behaviour, prison licence recall, and sexual offences.
• The Special Constabulary deployed with Cheshire West and Chester (CWAC) Licensing Officers and Wolverhampton Taxi Licensing Officers. A total of 23 vehicles were stopped, with five vehicle defects reported by CWAC and six drivers given words of advice for tyres, not having a first aid kit and failing to display their licence correctly.
• The Safety Bus was deployed to the city centre.

Inspector James Wilson said:

“The weekend culminated in some great results, including arrests for a variety of offences and multiple positive stops during passive drugs dog operations.

“Proactive activities like this are just a snapshot of the tools we use every day to tackle criminality, and I hope this will reassure the public of our commitment to ensuring Chester remains a safe place for those who live, work and visit the city.

“These operations provide a visible presence which sends a clear message that criminal behaviour will not be tolerated, and you will be caught and held responsible.”