Total Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lakelands Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lakelands Close (SK10 1RF) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Macclesfield East average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lakelands Close (SK10 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leadbeaters Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Macclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brookfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leadbeaters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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