Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorhill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Moorhill Road (SK11 7TS) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 150.5% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorhill Road (SK11 7TS), the main crime hotspot is near Moorhill Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parkgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Moorhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Moorhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Moss Bower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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