Crime Rates at Dover Drive, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9EP

Dover Drive area has the highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 7th 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 Dover Drive (CH65 9EP) in the last 12 months was 899.2 per 1,000 residents and was 589.6% higher than the Central & Grange average (130.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 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 Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 294.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Drive (CH65 9EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.