Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handforth Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 276th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handforth Road (SK9 2LU) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handforth Road (SK9 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Swinley Chase. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Handforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Turing Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arclid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oaklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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