Total Crime Rate

147.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wilmslow Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Wilmslow Road (SK9 3EN) in the last 12 months was 147.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmslow Road (SK9 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davenham Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilmslow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brooke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Davenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Warburton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warburton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Henbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Acre Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brooke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brooke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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