Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Varden Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 450th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Varden Road (SK12 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varden Road (SK12 1LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Weller Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Varden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Weller Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clumber Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pickwick Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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