More than 90 per cent of burglaries in Macclesfield and surrounding villages in one year remain unsolved.
In Prestbury – which recorded the most incidents at 86 – NO ONE was arrested.
Police statistics for 2009-10 show that in only 8.9 per cent of cases was someone arrested or cautioned for burglary. Cheshire Police figures show there were 655 burglaries in 19 wards – but only 58 of them ended up with a criminal being ‘detected’.
Inspector Jez Taylor, head of Macclesfield Neighbour-hood Policing Team, said that police would like to see more of the crimes solved. "Obviously we have a team looking at burglaries and vehicle crime," he said.
"Burglaries by their very nature are difficult crimes to investigate.
"We make sure that we try and secure all the forensic evidence and if there’s intelligence about offenders, we will execute search warrants, as we have done this week, collate all the evidence and put it before the Crown Prosecution Service.
"I would like to see that figure much higher, but I don’t think it reflects the efforts put in by the officers.
"We will continue to proactively target burglaries."
Statistics are released by the force every year for all types of crimes.
The figures for April 2009-April 2010 reveal that the three wards in Poynton had 84 incidents with seven arrests, while Tytherington and Gawsworth both recorded the lowest number of burglaries at 17.
Wilmslow statistics were similar to Macclesfield, where only 8.75pc of burglaries resulted in an arrest or caution.
Andy Hall, divisional manager for Victim Support in Cheshire and Merseyside, said: "Burglary can be devastating for victims not just because of the loss of personal items, but also the sense of invasion of what should be a safe, private space.
"It’s crucial that the police not only thoroughly investigate cases, but that victims are kept informed throughout the process so that if no arrest is made, they understand why."
