Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broken Cross and Upton , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Essex Walk (SK10 3HF) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Walk (SK10 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Devon Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Broken Cross and Upton

Crime Over Time in Essex Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donagh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lincoln Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cornwall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kennedy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennedy Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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