Total Crime Rate
202.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gatcombe Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Wilmslow East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Gatcombe Mews (SK9 5QW) in the last 12 months was 202.8 per 1,000 residents and was 212.0% higher than the Wilmslow East average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 656.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gatcombe Mews (SK9 5QW), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wilmslow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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