Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Freshfields area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 329th 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 Freshfields (WA16 0NR) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshfields (WA16 0NR), the main crime hotspot is near Manchester Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freshfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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