Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnfield Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bollington , and the 304th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnfield Drive (CW12 2GQ) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 122.9% higher than the Bollington average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnfield Drive (CW12 2GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peewit Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crawford Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barnfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peewit Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lapwing Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peewit Close

Data Sources

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