Crime Rates at Townley Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6HY

Townley Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 28th 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 Townley Street (SK11 6HY) in the last 12 months was 342.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.9% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 220.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townley Street (SK11 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.