Total Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Benbrook Grove area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 629th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Benbrook Grove (SK9 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Benbrook Grove (SK9 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ringstead Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rodepool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peckmill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peckmill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyngard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyngard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Viewlands Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodepool Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bleadale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelock Close | Under investigation |
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