Crime

Recorded crime in Cheshire falls 6%
Saturday 23rd April 2011
Sat 23rd Apr 2011

Recorded crime in Cheshire falls 6%

The latest Home Office figures released this week show overall recorded crime fell by 6% across Cheshire in the 12 months up to December 2010. The number…
Burglaries hit two properties in one afternoon
Thursday 21st April 2011
Thu 21st Apr 2011

Burglaries hit two properties in one afternoon

Burglars targeted two houses, one in Wilmslow and the other in Alderley Edge, during the same afternoon. Between the hours of 2pm and 6.45pm on Tuesday,…
Robber steals bike from 13-year-old boy
Thursday 21st April 2011
Thu 21st Apr 2011

Robber steals bike from 13-year-old boy

Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a mountain bike outside Sainsburys in Wilmslow. The incident occurred on Monday, 18th April,…
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Police appeal following Beaumont Court burglary
Monday 18th April 2011
Mon 18th Apr 2011

Police appeal following Beaumont Court burglary

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a flat in Beaumont Court, Handforth. Some time between 10.30 pm on Saturday, 16th April, and…
Police appeal following car fire
Wednesday 6th April 2011
Wed 6th Apr 2011

Police appeal following car fire

Fire crews attended a car fire on the Colshaw Estate in the early hours of Sunday, 3rd April. A Vauxhall Corsa was discovered to be well alight on the…
Beech Lane explosion case referred to Crown Court
Thursday 24th March 2011
Thu 24th Mar 2011

Beech Lane explosion case referred to Crown Court

A man from Wilmslow who has been charged with making an explosive for an unlawful purpose remains in custody. Andrew James Speakman, 44, of Beech Lane…
Thieves target supermarket shoppers
Monday 21st March 2011
Mon 21st Mar 2011

Thieves target supermarket shoppers

Police are urging Wilmslow shoppers to think before they punch their pin number into a chip and pin device. Over the past few months there have been four…
Man refused bail in connection with Beech Lane explosion
Tuesday 15th March 2011
Tue 15th Mar 2011

Man refused bail in connection with Beech Lane explosion

A man from Wilmslow has been remanded in custody following his appearance at Knutsford Crown Court today, Tuesday 15th March. Andrew James Speakman, 44,…
Personal items stolen from car parked on drive
Tuesday 15th March 2011
Tue 15th Mar 2011

Personal items stolen from car parked on drive

Thieves stole various items of clothing, including a MaxMara black coat and a pair of black salopettes, from a car parked on a Wilmslow drive. A Pandora…
Wilmslow man charged following Beech Lane explosion
Sunday 13th March 2011
Sun 13th Mar 2011

Wilmslow man charged following Beech Lane explosion

A man from Wilmslow has been charged with making an explosive for an unlawful purpose. Andrew James Speakman, 44, of Beech Lane has been remanded in custody…
Handbag stolen from leisure centre
Saturday 5th March 2011
Sat 5th Mar 2011

Handbag stolen from leisure centre

An unattended handbag was stolen from a bench inside Wilmslow Leisure Centre on Sunday, 27th February. The stolen handbag contained car keys which the…
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Safe stolen from Pownall Court flat
Saturday 5th March 2011
Sat 5th Mar 2011

Safe stolen from Pownall Court flat

A safe has been stolen from a flat on the outskirts of town in broad daylight. Thieves broke in to a block of six flats at Pownall Court, Wilmslow between…
Thieves steal car keys without entering property
Monday 21st February 2011
Mon 21st Feb 2011

Thieves steal car keys without entering property

During the hours of darkness, two cars were stolen from the driveway of a house on Moor Lane. The offenders approached the detached house between 10.30pm…
Burglars hit four properties in 24 hours
Saturday 19th February 2011
Sat 19th Feb 2011

Burglars hit four properties in 24 hours

Burglars targeted four properties in Wilmslow within a 24 hours period this week. During the afternoon of Tuesday, 15th February offenders entered the…
Police investigate arson on Snapebrook Grove
Wednesday 16th February 2011
Wed 16th Feb 2011

Police investigate arson on Snapebrook Grove

At 3.40am this morning, Wednesday 16th February, Police and other emergency services were called to a house fire where three people were trapped in a…
19-year-old sentenced for robbery and assaults
Thursday 10th February 2011
Thu 10th Feb 2011

19-year-old sentenced for robbery and assaults

A 19-year-old Wilmslow man has been given an indeterminate sentence after pleading guilty to robbery and two assaults which he carried out in Macclesfield…
Library staff seize eavesdropping devices
Tuesday 8th February 2011
Tue 8th Feb 2011
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Library staff seize eavesdropping devices

Cheshire East Council has called in the police after eavesdropping devices were found on public computers in Wilmslow Library and Handforth Library. …
Street level crime data revealed
Tuesday 8th February 2011
Tue 8th Feb 2011

Street level crime data revealed

A new website featuring street-level crime maps was launched by the Home Office last week. www.police.uk enables you to search by postcode, town, village…
CCTV appeal following shop theft
Thursday 3rd February 2011
Thu 3rd Feb 2011

CCTV appeal following shop theft

Cheshire Police have released the above CCTV image of males wanted for shoplifting from the Bang and Olufsen shop at Bank Square in Wilmslow. Police are…
Man sentenced for Wilmslow burglary
Wednesday 26th January 2011
Wed 26th Jan 2011

Man sentenced for Wilmslow burglary

A barefooted burglar caught by police officers after a chase through a lake and a peat bog was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment on Tuesday, 25th January.…