Total Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hartford Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Wilmslow East , and the 447th lowest 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 Hartford Avenue (SK9 6LP) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Wilmslow East average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartford Avenue (SK9 6LP), 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 Princess Road (5 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 | Cottage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thoresway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thoresway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princess Road | Under investigation |
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