Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 193.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 92.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Queensway area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (SK12 1JG) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 344.1% higher than the Poynton East and Pott Shrigley average (43.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (SK12 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queensway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pickwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Buckingham Road Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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