Postcode · Ellesmere Port
Crime in CH66 1LY
How much crime is recorded in CH66 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Sutton North & Overpool
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
CH66 1LYEllesmere Port
How safe is CH66 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH66 1LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
CH66 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary1.79.1
Other theft1.44.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.32.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.