Crime Rates at Ellesmere Avenue, Upton, Chester, CH2 2DB

Ellesmere Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Avenue (CH2 2DB) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (230.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Avenue (CH2 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Dawpool Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.