Total Crime Rate

515.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 515.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.1 10/10
  • Public order 109.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cumberland Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 10th 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 Cumberland Street (SK10 1DD) in the last 12 months was 515.0 per 1,000 residents and was 241.3% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 278.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Street (SK10 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchside (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cumberland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fowler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Exchange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Back Wallgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wallgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wallgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Wallgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchside
Sep 2025Burglary Churchside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Churchside Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Churchside Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Churchside Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchside Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchside Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchside Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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