Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nightingale Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 408th 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 Nightingale Close (SK9 4DF) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Handforth average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Close (SK9 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakdean Court, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Car Mill Mews (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prescott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cranford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cranford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cranford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cranford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Car Mill Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prescott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carr Mill Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lacey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacey Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Road | Under investigation |
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