Postcode · Ellesmere Port
Crime in CH66 1SU
How much crime is recorded in CH66 1SU, 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
- 1,574 (2024)
How safe is CH66 1SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH66 1SU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 1SUNational
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Public order9.54.6
Shoplifting6.68.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Burglary1.99.1
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.