Crime Rate in St John's, ward

St John's has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 wards in High Peak district and the 912th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 77th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in St John's in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the High Peak district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St John's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St John's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Haydn Fold. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.