Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Benbrook 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.

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Crime Over Time in Benbrook Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rodepool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peckmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peckmill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyngard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyngard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viewlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodepool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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