Crime Rate in Alderley Edge, ward

Alderley Edge has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 3604th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 335th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Alderley Edge in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Alderley Edge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -39.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Alderley Edge ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 30 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Orme Street (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.