Crime Rates at Higher Square, Tintwistle, Glossop, SK13 1LD

Higher Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hadfield North , and the 46th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

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 Higher Square (SK13 1LD) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Hadfield North average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Square (SK13 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhead Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Stocks (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.