Total Crime Rate

385.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.0 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 385.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 248.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moss Lane area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Lane (SK11 7TP) in the last 12 months was 385.0 per 1,000 residents and was 424.6% higher than the Macclesfield South average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Lane (SK11 7TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 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 Moss Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhill 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 Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Robin Hood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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