Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lord Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 89th 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 Lord Street (SK11 6TB) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (SK11 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Wardle Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broken Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maydews Passage
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maydews Passage
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broken Banks Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broken Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broken Banks
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grapes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wardle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wardle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slack Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St George'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Square Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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