Wilmslow Town
Middle areaNorth east Cheshire East. 6,927 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wilmslow Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wilmslow Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wilmslow Town at a rate of 72.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.1 per 1,000 people across Cheshire East.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 162 |
| Shoplifting | 94 |
| Other crime | 90 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wilmslow Town compares
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Is Wilmslow Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wilmslow Town at a rate of 72.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.1 per 1,000 people across Cheshire East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wilmslow Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (162), shoplifting (94) and other crime (90).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cheshire East
These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire East, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cheshire East and not Wilmslow Town alone. See Cheshire East
Wilmslow Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wilmslow Town was £647,500 in 2025.
Wilmslow Town had 6,863 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wilmslow Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wilmslow Town, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.