Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield
Middle areaNorth east Cheshire East. 8,659 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 4% of people in Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield at a rate of 96.2 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 | 343 |
| Other crime | 161 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 |
| Shoplifting | 88 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Drug offences | 33 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield at a rate of 96.2 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, 79 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (343), other crime (161) and anti-social behaviour (90).
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 Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield alone. See Cheshire East
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield was £260,000 in 2025.
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield had 8,421 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.