Total Crime Rate

40.7 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 40.7 4/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Withers Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Chelford , and the 630th 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 Withers Lane (WA16 0SF) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher than the Chelford average (33.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withers Lane (WA16 0SF), the main crime hotspot is near Wither'S Lane, with 6 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Withers Lane area

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Data Sources

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