Postcode district · Macclesfield
Crime in SK11
How much crime is recorded in SK11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 58,598 (2024)
SK11Postcode district · Macclesfield
How safe is SK11
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK11, below 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
SK11National
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Shoplifting9.88.4
Burglary5.29.1
Public order5.04.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.