Crime Rates at Chester Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2LJ

Chester Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Whitby Groves , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (CH66 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% higher than the Whitby Groves average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (CH66 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Groves, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.