Alderley Edge & Chelford
Middle areaNorth east Cheshire East. 8,779 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 30 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Alderley Edge & Chelford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Alderley Edge & Chelford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alderley Edge & Chelford at a rate of 48.9 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 | 195 |
| Other crime | 90 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Drug offences | 30 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Alderley Edge & Chelford compares
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Is Alderley Edge & Chelford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alderley Edge & Chelford at a rate of 48.9 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, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Alderley Edge & Chelford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (195), other crime (90) and anti-social behaviour (31).
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 Alderley Edge & Chelford alone. See Cheshire East
Alderley Edge & Chelford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Alderley Edge & Chelford was £530,000 in 2025.
Alderley Edge & Chelford had 8,578 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Alderley Edge & Chelford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Alderley Edge & Chelford, 60.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.