Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spath Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spath Lane (SK9 3BD) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Handforth average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spath Lane (SK9 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Plumley Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spath Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redesmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmslow Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Plumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Plumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Plumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swettenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siddington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redesmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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