Crime Rates at Fountain Place, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1QX

Fountain Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Fountain Place (SK12 1QX) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 199.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Place (SK12 1QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Legh Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.