Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 0LY
How much crime is recorded in WA16 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Knutsford & Bexton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
WA16 0LYKnutsford
How safe is WA16 0LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 0LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Shoplifting14.48.4
Public order7.44.6
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.