Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

London Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 148th 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 London Road (SK11 7RL) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% higher than the Macclesfield South average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SK11 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunny Bank Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sunny Bank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roseway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary London Road Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Square —
Sep 2025Burglary Robin Hood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Square Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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