Crime Rates at Pickford Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6JD

Pickford Street area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pickford Street (SK11 6JD) in the last 12 months was 1683.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1015.4% higher than the Macclesfield Central average (150.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 665.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickford Street (SK11 6JD), 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.