Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chelford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chelford Road (SK9 3SF) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelford Road (SK9 3SF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chelford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chelford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swettenham Road
Sep 2025Burglary Swettenham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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