Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.5 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 140.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stamford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Handforth , and the 143rd 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 Stamford Road (SK9 4EB) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stamford Road (SK9 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Cranford Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stamford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cranford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Burglary Cranford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cranford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cranford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranford Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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