Total Crime Rate

211.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grange Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 66th 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 Grange Road (SK11 8AU) in the last 12 months was 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% higher than the Macclesfield Central average (150.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (SK11 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Back Paradise Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vincent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Vale Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossall Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossall Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marsden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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