Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barton Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Street (SK11 6RX) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Street (SK11 6RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodney Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovewood Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henderson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grovewood Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovewood Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Back Paradise Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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