Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilmslow Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Alderley Edge , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilmslow Road (SK9 7QL) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Alderley Edge average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmslow Road (SK9 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melrose Way, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harden Park (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilmslow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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