Total Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shadewood Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shadewood Road (SK11 8PD) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Macclesfield South average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shadewood Road (SK11 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ullswater, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornton Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Macclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ullswater | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rydal Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tarn Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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