Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackden Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackden Walk (SK9 2EN) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% higher than the Handforth average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 260.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackden Walk (SK9 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Ringstead Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackden Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rodepool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Courtney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodepool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Village Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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