Total Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 14.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forester Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forester Avenue (WA16 8LB) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forester Avenue (WA16 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Overfields. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leigh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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