Total Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heyes Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Alderley Edge , and the 379th 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 Heyes Lane (SK9 7LA) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Alderley Edge average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heyes Lane (SK9 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakfield Close (9 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 | Devonshire Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gail Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gail Close | Under investigation |
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