Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 98.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Whitfield Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 209th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Drive (SK11 7GR) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Macclesfield South average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Drive (SK11 7GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Craig Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwick Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craig Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheldon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whiston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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