Poynton East
Middle areaNorth east Cheshire East. 6,702 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Poynton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Poynton East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poynton East at a rate of 36.6 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 | 100 |
| Other crime | 45 |
| Shoplifting | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Poynton East compares
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Is Poynton East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poynton East at a rate of 36.6 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, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poynton East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (100), other crime (45) and shoplifting (36).
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 Poynton East alone. See Cheshire East
Poynton East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Poynton East was £450,000 in 2025.
Poynton East had 6,429 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Poynton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Poynton East, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.