Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Browns Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 368th 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 Browns Lane (SK9 2DA) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Handforth average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browns Lane (SK9 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Hey, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Browns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Turing Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthington Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatherfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brown'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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