Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great King Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 188th 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 Great King Street (SK11 6PN) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great King Street (SK11 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossall Street —
Sep 2025Public order Crossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street West —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marsden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharpley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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