Total Crime Rate

37.4 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 37.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Legh Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 562nd 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 Legh Road (WA16 8NR) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Knutsford average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Legh Road (WA16 8NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovat Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Legh Road area

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Data Sources

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