Crime Rates at Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 8AB

Whitby Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitby Road (CH65 8AB) in the last 12 months was 746.3 per 1,000 residents and was 481.5% higher than the Central & Grange average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 392.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Road (CH65 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechfield Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.