Crime Rates at Knight Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7AT

Knight Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knight Street (SK11 7AT) in the last 12 months was 241.7 per 1,000 residents and was 284.3% higher than the Macclesfield East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Street (SK11 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knight Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waller Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.