Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mayfield Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 130th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Mayfield Avenue (SK11 7TE) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Avenue (SK11 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorhill Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marlowe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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