Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 7PS
How much crime is recorded in WA16 7PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
WA16 7PSKnutsford
How safe is WA16 7PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 7PS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 7PSNational
Burglary5.49.1
Violence and sexual offences4.423.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Public order0.34.6
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.