Total Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gleneagles Close 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 Gleneagles Close (SK9 2RD) 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 Gleneagles Close (SK9 2RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Village Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gainsborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Village Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Village Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Village Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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