Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gunco Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Gunco Lane (SK11 7JL) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% higher than the Macclesfield South average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gunco Lane (SK11 7JL), 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 Gunco Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Street —
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 Knight Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slack Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Square Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tabor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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