Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 8FA
How much crime is recorded in WA16 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knutsford North
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,791 (2024)
WA16 8FAKnutsford
How safe is WA16 8FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 8FA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 8FANational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Burglary9.29.1
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.