Total Crime Rate
54.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Wilmslow East , and the 478th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Street (SK9 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Street (SK9 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lindfield Estate North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fulshaw Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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