Total Crime Rate

156.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Other crime 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Barlow Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Barlow Road (SK9 4DP) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher than the Handforth average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlow Road (SK9 4DP), 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 Barlow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prescott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prescott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cranford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cranford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cranford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cranford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Mill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Car Mill Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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