Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
SK9 · Cheshire East
60
crimes in February 2026
Below national average
SK15 · Tameside
2
crimes in February 2026
Below national average
Tameside has less crime — 2 vs 60 incidents in February 2026.
Macclesfield recorded substantially more crime than Tameside in February 2026 — 60 incidents compared to 2, a 30.0x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Macclesfield records significantly more (32 vs 2 incidents). Both areas sit below the national average for recorded crime — a positive sign for either location.
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Based on February 2026 Police data, Tameside recorded fewer crimes than Macclesfield — 2 vs 60 incidents. That is 97% fewer crimes. Tameside is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In February 2026, Macclesfield recorded 32 incidents of this type vs 2 in Tameside. Overall, Tameside had fewer total crimes (2 vs 60).