Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kennedy Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Broken Cross and Upton , and the 307th highest 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 Kennedy Avenue (SK10 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennedy Avenue (SK10 3EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kennedy Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennedy Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennedy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Donagh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennedy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrydale Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Close
Apr 2026Public order Lincoln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Donagh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donagh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaglais Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Lane Local resolution

Data Sources

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