Crime Rates at Thornton Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5DE

Thornton Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 469th 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 Thornton Road (CH65 5DE) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (CH65 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Ludlow Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.