Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawthorn Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 585th 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 Hawthorn Way (SK10 2DA) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Macclesfield East average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Way (SK10 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrook Avenue. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrook Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Arundel Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Conway Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrook Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Carisbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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