Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 0ST
How much crime is recorded in WA16 0ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knutsford North
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,144 (2024)
WA16 0STKnutsford
How safe is WA16 0ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 0ST area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 0STNational
Burglary6.09.1
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.