Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spath Lane 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 Spath Lane (SK9 3QN) 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 Spath Lane (SK9 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Plumley Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spath Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandiway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redesmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redesmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siddington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandiway Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Plumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Plumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dunham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swettenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chelford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chelford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmslow Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hillbre Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbre Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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