Total Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridgefield 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwick Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacey Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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