Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thorneyholme Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 413th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thorneyholme Drive (WA16 8BT) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorneyholme Drive (WA16 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ella Grove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knutsford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beech Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mansion Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lowe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Park North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ella Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ella Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Avenue | Under investigation |
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