Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 8EB
How much crime is recorded in WA16 8EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Knutsford & Bexton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
WA16 8EBKnutsford
How safe is WA16 8EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 8EB 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
5.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
10
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 8EBNational
Burglary5.59.1
Violence and sexual offences3.523.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Public order0.84.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other theft0.74.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.