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Crime in SK12 2

How much crime is recorded in SK12 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
6,417 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SK12 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK12 2, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SK12 2National
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 47% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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