Total Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Vale Head area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Head (SK9 3BP) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Head (SK9 3BP), the main crime hotspot is near Rodepool Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Head area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Acre Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Peckmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peckmill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viewlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodepool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rodepool Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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