Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 15.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walker Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walker Street (SK10 1BH) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Street (SK10 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sharpley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sharpley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Park Mews —
Apr 2026Other crime Langford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parr Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynedale Close —
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Data Sources

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