Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pownall Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Broken Cross and Upton , and the 575th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pownall Street (SK10 1DF) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Broken Cross and Upton average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pownall Street (SK10 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Churchside. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Macclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George Street West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westminster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chestergate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stanley Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchside | — |
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