Total Crime Rate

36.2 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 36.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lancelyn Drive area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 546th lowest 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 Lancelyn Drive (SK9 2QB) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancelyn Drive (SK9 2QB), 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 Lancelyn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Larchwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gainsborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Village Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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