Total Crime Rate

381.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 381.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.5 10/10
  • Drugs 82.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SK11 8BU) in the last 12 months was 381.9 per 1,000 residents and was 147.1% higher than the Macclesfield Central average (154.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 232.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SK11 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maydews Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Pickford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Townley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sunderland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maydews Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broken Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Waller Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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