Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Orchard area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Wilmslow East , and the 618th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Orchard (SK9 5DH) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Wilmslow East average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 900.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Orchard (SK9 5DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wilmslow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Orchard | Under investigation |
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