Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.1 3/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wayside Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wayside Drive (SK12 1HF) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Poynton East and Pott Shrigley average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside Drive (SK12 1HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wigwam Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poynton (Station) (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Poynton East and Pott Shrigley

Crime Over Time in Wayside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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