Total Crime Rate
100.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barlow Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth , and the 219th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barlow Road (SK9 4DP) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barlow Road (SK9 4DP), 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.
View Crime In Handforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Car Mill Mews | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Car Mill Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdean Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lyme Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Egerton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Road | Under investigation |
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