Total Crime Rate
71.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richmond Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 346th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Avenue (SK9 3JD) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richmond Avenue (SK9 3JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plumley Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmslow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plumley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Richmond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plumley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Plumley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redesmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redesmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warburton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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