Crime Rates at Spath Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 3RU

Spath Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 548th lowest 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 3RU) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spath Lane (SK9 3RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumley Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelford Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.