Total Crime Rate

360.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 360.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.3 9/10
  • Public order 67.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

White Bear Yard area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 26th 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 White Bear Yard (WA16 6BL) in the last 12 months was 360.8 per 1,000 residents and was 672.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 175.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Bear Yard (WA16 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in White Bear Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canute Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canute Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Cow Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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