Total Crime Rate

611.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 611.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 294.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 226.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.2 10/10
  • Public order 67.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Water Lane area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Wilmslow East , and the 7th 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 Water Lane (SK9 5AA) in the last 12 months was 611.3 per 1,000 residents and was 748.6% higher than the Wilmslow East average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 226.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (SK9 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grove Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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