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

Black 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 Black Road (SK11 7LF) 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 Black Road (SK11 7LF), 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jodrell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Winlowe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Winlowe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollins Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winlowe Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tabor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodall Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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