Postcode · Ellesmere Port
Crime in CH66 2RS
How much crime is recorded in CH66 2RS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ellesmere Port South
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
CH66 2RSEllesmere Port
How safe is CH66 2RS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH66 2RS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 2RSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.