Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peckforton Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 192nd 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 Peckforton Walk (SK9 2NX) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckforton Walk (SK9 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Malpas Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peckforton Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyngard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larchwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peckmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peckmill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyngard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Goosetrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Arclid Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arclid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Handforth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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