Postcode district · Ellesmere Port
Crime in CH65
How much crime is recorded in CH65, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 42,838 (2024)
CH65Postcode district · Ellesmere Port
How safe is CH65
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH65, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
CH65National
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Shoplifting11.28.4
Public order8.54.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.