Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitney Croft area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitney Croft (SK10 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Macclesfield East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 650.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitney Croft (SK10 1RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roewood Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitney Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swallow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Roewood Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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