Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Acton Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 226th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acton Place (SK11 8RB) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acton Place (SK11 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Walk. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toll Bar Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Princes Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Princes Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Princes Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Princes Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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