Postcode sector · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 1
How much crime is recorded in WA16 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,746 (2024)
WA16 1Postcode sector · Knutsford
How safe is WA16 1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA16 1, 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
9.3
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 74% 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.