Total Crime Rate

120.1 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 120.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Drugs 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barlow Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barlow Road (SK9 4BE) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 155.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlow Road (SK9 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Oakdean Court. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barlow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Barlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdean Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Car Mill Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Car Mill Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egerton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lyme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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