Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Drugs 32.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

River Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Wilmslow East , and the 155th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 River Street (SK9 4AB) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Wilmslow East average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Street (SK9 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Warham Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in River Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Warham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Top Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Road —
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Data Sources

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