Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Woodlands 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 Woodlands Drive (WA16 8DF) 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 Woodlands Drive (WA16 8DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lowe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Park North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mansion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ella Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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