Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Benson Walk area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 274th 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 Benson Walk (SK9 2HG) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Walk (SK9 2HG), 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 Benson Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodepool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viewlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Courtney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rodepool Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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