Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arlington Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broken Cross and Upton , and the 326th lowest 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 Arlington Drive (SK11 8QL) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arlington Drive (SK11 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembroke Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broken Cross and Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbury Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Countess Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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