Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Crown Street West area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Macclesfield Central , and the 516th lowest 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 Crown Street West (SK11 8EG) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Macclesfield Central average (154.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street West (SK11 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near Back Paradise Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Macclesfield

Crime Over Time in Crown Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Langford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parr Street —
Apr 2026Public order Back Paradise Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynedale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sharpley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sharpley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henderson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Peter Street Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑