Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Drugs 36.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barlow Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 253rd highest 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 Barlow Road (SK9 4BE) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlow Road (SK9 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakdean Court, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlow Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barlow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Mill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Car Mill Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Prescott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prescott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Styal View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lacey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road —
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Data Sources

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