Postcode · Ellesmere Port
Crime in CH66 2XT
How much crime is recorded in CH66 2XT, 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
- 2,097 (2024)
CH66 2XTEllesmere Port
How safe is CH66 2XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH66 2XT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2XTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.