Total Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yew Tree Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Tree Lane (SK12 1PT) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% lower than the Poynton East and Pott Shrigley average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Yew Tree Lane (SK12 1PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yewtree Lane (12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yewtree Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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