Total Crime Rate

286.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 286.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Star Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 37th 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 Star Lane (SK11 7TX) in the last 12 months was 286.4 per 1,000 residents and was 315.4% higher than the Macclesfield South average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 117.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Star Lane (SK11 7TX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Star Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Moss Bower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Moorhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Moorhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parkgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornbrook Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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