Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Racefield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 572nd 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 Racefield Road (WA16 0BP) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Knutsford average (47.6 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Racefield Road (WA16 0BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandileigh Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranford Square (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Racefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5033 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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