Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.3 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 110th 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 Hawthorn Way (SK10 2DB) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.8% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Way (SK10 2DB), 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Carisbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrook Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrook Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banbury Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitecroft Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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