Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 78.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Delamere Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 310th highest 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 Delamere Drive (SK10 2PU) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delamere Drive (SK10 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Century Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Delamere Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Needhams Wharf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Needhams Wharf Close —
Apr 2026Public order Needhams Wharf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needhams Wharf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needhams Wharf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needhams Wharf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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