Total Crime Rate

381.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.1 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 381.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.4 10/10
  • Drugs 39.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elm Drive area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Drive (SK10 2DF) in the last 12 months was 381.6 per 1,000 residents and was 522.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 217.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1166.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (SK10 2DF), 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 Elm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrook Avenue —
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 Nicholson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banbury Close —
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 2026Shoplifting Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitecroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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