Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Allen Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Allen Street (SK11 7AB) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allen Street (SK11 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Allen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wardle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grapes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grapes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckstoolpit Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckstoolpit Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cuckstoolpit Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waller Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Townley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wood Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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