Crime Rates at Stanhope Close, Wilmslow, SK9 2NN

Stanhope Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 560th 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 Stanhope Close (SK9 2NN) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Close (SK9 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheelock Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pinwood Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.