Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blakelow Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 604th 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 Blakelow Road (SK11 7EF) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blakelow Road (SK11 7EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leadbeaters Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middlehills (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Macclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakelow Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leadbeaters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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