Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Nightingale 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.

Crime Over Time in Nightingale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Prescott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Apr 2026Other crime Cranford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cranford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cranford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Car Mill Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Prescott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Mill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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