Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Racefield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 209th 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 Racefield Road (WA16 0BW) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 130.3% higher than the Knutsford average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Racefield Road (WA16 0BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranford Square, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Racefield Road (6 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cranford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathfield Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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