Total Crime Rate

98.1 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 98.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Black Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Black Road (SK11 7JY) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Road (SK11 7JY), the main crime hotspot is near Knight Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Black Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jodrell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winlowe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winlowe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winlowe Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tabor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollins Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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