Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Bamford Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 245th highest 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 Bamford Street (SK10 2RA) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher than the Macclesfield East average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamford Street (SK10 2RA), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrook Avenue. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bamford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Timber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conway Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carisbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrook Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrook Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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