Crime Rates at Lyme Avenue, Macclesfield, SK11 7RS

Lyme Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 564th lowest 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 Lyme Avenue (SK11 7RS) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyme Avenue (SK11 7RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorhill Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.