Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • 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

Commongate area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 365th highest 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 Commongate (SK10 1GF) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Macclesfield East average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commongate (SK10 1GF), the main crime hotspot is near Gas Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commongate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adelaide Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percyvale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percyvale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crew Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steeple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Black Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gas Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glegg Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckstoolpit Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckstoolpit Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cuckstoolpit Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glegg Street —
Apr 2026Public order York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Glegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallefield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sunderland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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