Total Crime Rate

129.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 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 129.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Canal Side area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Macclesfield East , and the 162nd 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 Canal Side (SK11 7DB) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 111.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Side (SK11 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumley Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallefield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhills Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leadbeaters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hollins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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