Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knight Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 153rd 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 Knight Street (SK11 7AT) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 117.4% higher than the Macclesfield East average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glegg Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knight Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maydews Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maydews Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhills Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallefield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Waller Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glegg Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Glegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glegg Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broken Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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