Total Crime Rate

241.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilmslow Walk 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 Wilmslow Walk (SK11 7DY) 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 Wilmslow Walk (SK11 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near Knight Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilmslow Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winlowe Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hallefield Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jodrell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornycroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winlowe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Winlowe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glegg Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tabor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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