Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 0BF
How much crime is recorded in WA16 0BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Knutsford & Bexton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
WA16 0BFKnutsford
How safe is WA16 0BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 0BF area, 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
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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).
WA16 0BFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Drugs1.02.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Shoplifting0.68.4
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% 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.