Central Macclesfield
Middle areaNorth east Cheshire East. 11,054 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 27% of people in Central Macclesfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Macclesfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Macclesfield at a rate of 158.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.1 per 1,000 people across Cheshire East.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 612 |
| Shoplifting | 350 |
| Other crime | 344 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 166 |
| Drug offences | 93 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Macclesfield compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Macclesfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Macclesfield at a rate of 158.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.1 per 1,000 people across Cheshire East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 172 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Macclesfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (612), shoplifting (350) and other crime (344).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cheshire East
These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire East, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cheshire East and not Central Macclesfield alone. See Cheshire East
Central Macclesfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Macclesfield was £200,000 in 2025.
Central Macclesfield had 10,422 usual residents at the census.
About 27% of people in Central Macclesfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Macclesfield, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.