Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poynton Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Poynton Street (SK10 1BB) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Macclesfield Central average (154.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poynton Street (SK10 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langford Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poynton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Park Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynedale Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Langford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sharpley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parr Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sharpley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital

Data Sources

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