Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Blakelow Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 512th highest 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 Blakelow Road (SK11 7ED) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Macclesfield Central average (150.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakelow Road (SK11 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Place. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blakelow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollins Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leadbeaters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leadbeaters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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