Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hope Street West area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 142nd 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 Hope Street West (SK10 1BE) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street West (SK10 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hope Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharpley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharpley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adlington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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