Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brackenwood Mews area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brackenwood Mews (SK9 2QG) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackenwood Mews (SK9 2QG), 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 Brackenwood Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyngard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyngard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Larchwood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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