Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sunderland Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunderland Street (SK11 6HW) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Street (SK11 6HW), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunderland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wardle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Waller Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchside —
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glegg Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grapes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grapes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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