Crime Rates at King Edward Street, Macclesfield, SK10 1AT

King Edward Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 King Edward Street (SK10 1AT) in the last 12 months was 167.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Macclesfield Central average (150.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Street (SK10 1AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanley Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.