Total Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wetheral Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Broken Cross and Upton , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wetheral Road (SK10 3BB) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wetheral Road (SK10 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Merriden Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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