Crime Rates at Windmill Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7HS

Windmill Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Windmill Street (SK11 7HS) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Macclesfield Central average (150.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Street (SK11 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knight Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waller Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.