Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hulme Square area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 250th 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 Hulme Square (SK11 7SG) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hulme Square (SK11 7SG), the main crime hotspot is near Sunny Bank Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hulme Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Square
Sep 2025Drugs Parkgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Robin Hood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sunny Bank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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