Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yew Tree Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 587th 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 Yew Tree Lane (SK12 1PS) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yew Tree Lane (SK12 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yewtree Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poynton East and Pott Shrigley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maple Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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