Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 8RT
How much crime is recorded in WA16 8RT, 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
- 2,453 (2024)
WA16 8RTKnutsford
How safe is WA16 8RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 8RT 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
6.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Public order3.34.6
Burglary2.49.1
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other crime0.91.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Drugs0.32.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.