Total Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alton Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 1,268 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 Alton Drive (SK10 2RT) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Macclesfield East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Drive (SK10 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrook Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecroft Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carisbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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