Crime Rates at John Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2ED

John Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 423rd highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (CH65 2ED) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Central & Grange average (130.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (CH65 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Beechfield Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.