Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pool 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 Pool Street (SK11 7NX) 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 Pool Street (SK11 7NX), 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 Pool Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broken Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broken Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broken Banks Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slack Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Square Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calamine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grapes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Street Under investigation
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 Jodrell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winlowe Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winlowe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Winlowe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maydews Passage —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maydews Passage —

Data Sources

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