Postcode · Macclesfield
Crime in SK10 2BS
How much crime is recorded in SK10 2BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,929 (2024)
SK10 2BSMacclesfield
How safe is SK10 2BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK10 2BS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SK10 2BSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Shoplifting18.98.4
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.