Crime Rates at Houghton Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4FH

Houghton Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 161st highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houghton Lane (CH65 4FH) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Lane (CH65 4FH), the main crime hotspot is near John Nicholas Crescent. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.