Postcode district · Wilmslow
Crime in SK9
How much crime is recorded in SK9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 46,549 (2024)
SK9Postcode district · Wilmslow
How safe is SK9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK9, 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SK9National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
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.