Total Crime Rate

314.1 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 314.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Dawson Close area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 34th 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 Dawson Close (SK11 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 314.1 per 1,000 residents and was 355.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 148.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Close (SK11 8NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pembroke Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Countess Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Meade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dawson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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