Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brandon Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brandon Close (SK9 3UG) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brandon Close (SK9 3UG), the main crime hotspot is near Rodepool Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rodepool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peckmill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyngard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyngard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peckmill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bleadale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodepool Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Viewlands Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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