Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 9LT
How much crime is recorded in WA16 9LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lostock & Wincham
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,658 (2024)
WA16 9LTKnutsford
How safe is WA16 9LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 9LT 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
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 9LTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.