Crime Rate in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley, ward

Poynton East and Pott Shrigley has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 2382nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 369th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Poynton East and Pott Shrigley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -17.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Poynton East and Pott Shrigley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 83 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Legh Close (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.