Crime Rates at Aston Way, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3QX

Aston Way area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aston Way (SK9 3QX) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aston Way (SK9 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelford Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.