Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 188.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • 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

Knight Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 86th 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 7GU) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the Macclesfield Central average (154.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 118.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Street (SK11 7GU), the main crime hotspot is near Lord Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Knight Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Glegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broken Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maydews Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maydews Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glegg Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glegg Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallefield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhills Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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