Total Crime Rate

286.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowerfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowerfield Road (SK10 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 286.6 per 1,000 residents and was 367.2% higher than the Macclesfield East average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowerfield Road (SK10 2BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowerfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adelaide Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Withyfold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Withyfold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Black Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Withyfold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Withyfold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percyvale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crew Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percyvale Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steeple Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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