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Crime in SK9 5

How much crime is recorded in SK9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
12,174 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SK9 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK9 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

SK9 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary6.89.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Public order4.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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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