Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 45.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Buxton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Buxton Road (SK11 7ET) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% higher than the Macclesfield East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (SK11 7ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buxton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barracks Lane Under investigation
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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