Crime Rates at Thornton Drive, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3DA

Thornton Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 556th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Drive (SK9 3DA) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Drive (SK9 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Acre Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.