Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Eaton Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 330th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Eaton Lane (SK11 7SD) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eaton Lane (SK11 7SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robin Hood Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Macclesfield

Crime Over Time in Eaton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistleton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomas Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Byrons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Robin Hood Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑