Total Crime Rate

132.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 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 132.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bridge Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 155th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Bridge Street (SK11 6QE) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (SK11 6QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duke Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street West
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime George Street West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henderson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovewood Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grovewood Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovewood Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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