Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 7PY
How much crime is recorded in WA16 7PY, 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
- 1,399 (2024)
WA16 7PYKnutsford
How safe is WA16 7PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 7PY 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
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 7PYNational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Burglary7.09.1
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.