Total Crime Rate

365.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 365.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.7 9/10
  • Other theft 45.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cherington Close area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 24th 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 Cherington Close (SK9 3AS) in the last 12 months was 365.3 per 1,000 residents and was 358.7% higher than the Handforth average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherington Close (SK9 3AS), the main crime hotspot is near Cherington Close. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherington Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Coppice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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