Total Crime Rate
168.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Bank Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broken Cross and Upton , and the 99th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Bank Road (SK10 3BT) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 194.5% higher than the Broken Cross and Upton average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 139.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Bank Road (SK10 3BT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broken Cross and Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Bank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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