Crime Rates at Longridge, Knutsford, WA16 8PE

Longridge area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longridge (WA16 8PE) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 325.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longridge (WA16 8PE), the main crime hotspot is near Longridge. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.