Crime Rates at Nightingale Close, Lacey Green, Wilmslow, SK9 4DF

Nightingale Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 145th 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 Nightingale Close (SK9 4DF) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Close (SK9 4DF), 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.