Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Wilmslow East , and the 503rd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Lane (SK9 5HW) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Wilmslow East average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (SK9 5HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 13 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lindfield Estate North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fulshaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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