Total Crime Rate
54.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richmond Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hadfield North , and the 148th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Close (SK13 1EA) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Hadfield North average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richmond Close (SK13 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickfield Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Padfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmans Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmans Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padfield Main Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gawsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Torside Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pingott Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brickfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambgates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambgates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
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