Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bridgefield Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgefield Avenue (SK9 2JS) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Handforth average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgefield Avenue (SK9 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsley Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Estate (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bridgefield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwick Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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