Crap Towns / Ellesmere Port / Crime

How much crime is there in Ellesmere Port?

The police recorded 85.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ellesmere Port from September 2023 to August 2026, 12% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 42.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 88.3, up from 85.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	85.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	81.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	88.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	42.9	34.1
Public order	10.1	6.6
Shoplifting	8.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.2	7.0
Other theft	5.4	5.4
Drugs	2.9	2.4
Vehicle crime	2.4	3.8
Other crime	2.3	2.0
Burglary	2.2	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Shotton	11.3 km	123
Chester	9.5 km	95.4
Ellesmere Port	–	85.2
Connah's Quay	11.7 km	65.2
Bebington	9.2 km	50.7
Frodsham	13.0 km	50.1
Hawarden	11.3 km	45.9
Neston	10.1 km	43.1
Broughton	12.1 km	38.7
Helsby	9.9 km	31.7
Heswall	14.1 km	28.6
The typical town	–	76.2