Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Earlsway area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 204th 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 Earlsway (SK11 8RW) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 25 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 Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlsway (SK11 8RW), 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 Earlsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Earlsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Earlsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Princes Way Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkett Heyes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Close
Sep 2025Other theft Lumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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