Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pownall Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Broken Cross and Upton , and the 605th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pownall Street (SK10 1DG) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Broken Cross and Upton average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pownall Street (SK10 1DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanley Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pownall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westminster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Street —
Apr 2026Public order Chestergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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