Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.9 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 88.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 265th 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 Union Road (SK11 7BF) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (SK11 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Glegg Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glegg Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallefield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glegg Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Glegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhills Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Street —
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Data Sources

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