Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Clough Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 145th 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 Clough Avenue (SK9 4BU) 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clough Avenue (SK9 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Car Mill Mews. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Barlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Car Mill Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Car Mill Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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