Total Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodbrook Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Alderley Edge , and the 303rd lowest 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 Woodbrook Road (SK9 7DB) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Alderley Edge average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodbrook Road (SK9 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaufort Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alderley Edge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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