Crime Rate in Stone Bench, ward

Stone Bench has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 wards in High Peak district and the 1333rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 120th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stone Bench in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher than the High Peak district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stone Bench’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 215 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 280 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stone Bench ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Alsop Way. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.