Crime Rates at Barnett Street, Macclesfield, SK11 8JB

Barnett Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broken Cross and Upton , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 1,268 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 Barnett Street (SK11 8JB) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Broken Cross and Upton average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnett Street (SK11 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haldene Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.