Crime Rates at Crossley Avenue, Overpool, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1LT

Crossley Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 76th 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 Crossley Avenue (CH66 1LT) in the last 12 months was 174.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Central & Grange average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 192.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossley Avenue (CH66 1LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Servite Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.