Postcode · Ellesmere Port
Crime in CH65 2EQ
How much crime is recorded in CH65 2EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,316 (2024)
How safe is CH65 2EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH65 2EQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH65 2EQNational
Violence and sexual offences52.923.6
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs3.32.4
Burglary3.29.1
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.