Crime Rates at London Road South, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1LF

London Road South area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 412th lowest crime rate of 1,263 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 London Road South (SK12 1LF) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road South (SK12 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weller Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.