Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 9LD
How much crime is recorded in WA16 9LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranage & Goostrey
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,316 (2024)
WA16 9LDKnutsford
How safe is WA16 9LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 9LD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA16 9LDNational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Burglary4.19.1
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 637% 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.