Crime Rates at Somerton Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8RU

Somerton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 602nd lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerton Road (SK11 8RU) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerton Road (SK11 8RU), 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.