Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 216th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Princes Way (SK11 8UB) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Way (SK11 8UB), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Walk. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkett Heyes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heyes Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pump Tree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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