Postcode district · Ellesmere Port
Crime in CH66
How much crime is recorded in CH66, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 54,482 (2024)
CH66Postcode district · Ellesmere Port
How safe is CH66
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH66, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
CH66National
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Public order5.14.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.64.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
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
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.