Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbourne Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Buxton , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (NR12 7HT) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% higher than the Buxton average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (NR12 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbourne Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digby Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Close —
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Data Sources

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