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

Whitby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 713.9 per 1,000 residents and was 447.5% higher 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 339.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% 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 95 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.