Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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.
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Crime overview

Gilchrist Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilchrist Avenue (SK11 8UH) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilchrist Avenue (SK11 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Scotthope Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gilchrist Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotthope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Scotthope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pump Tree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkett Heyes Road —
Apr 2026Public order Scotthope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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