Postcode district · Ellesmere Port
Crime in L65
How much crime is recorded in L65, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,660 (2024)
L65Postcode district · Ellesmere Port
How safe is L65
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L65, 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
22.9
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).
L65National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary7.89.1
Public order4.44.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.