Total Crime Rate

192.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 192.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 135.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vernon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 81st 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 Vernon Road (SK12 1LP) in the last 12 months was 192.1 per 1,000 residents and was 341.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (SK12 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Place, where police recorded 20 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Weller Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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