Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bay Willow Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Buxton , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bay Willow Lane (NR12 7DB) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Buxton average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bay Willow Lane (NR12 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Bay Willow Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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