Postcode · Macclesfield
Crime in SK10 5SL
How much crime is recorded in SK10 5SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prestbury & Adlington
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,862 (2024)
SK10 5SLMacclesfield
How safe is SK10 5SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK10 5SL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5SLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Burglary6.99.1
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.