Crime Rates at Half Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7PP

Half Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 489th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Half Street (SK11 7PP) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Macclesfield South average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Half Street (SK11 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Square Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.