Crime Rates at Longridge, Knutsford, WA16 8PD

Longridge area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 238th highest 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 Longridge (WA16 8PD) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ).

In the area around Longridge (WA16 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longridge, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.