Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Essex 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Donagh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lincoln Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cornwall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kennedy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Avenue | Under investigation |
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