Total Crime Rate

261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 261.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Public order 50.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (SK9 3LT) in the last 12 months was 261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 228.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 169.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SK9 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 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 Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Acre Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Davenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Viewlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brooke Drive Under investigation
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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