Total Crime Rate
202.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ellesmere Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 58th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Way (CA2 6LZ) in the last 12 months was 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 227.9% higher than the Belle Vue average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ellesmere Way (CA2 6LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Morton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haycock Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashness Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lyndhurst Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood | Under investigation |
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