Total Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castle Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hadfield North , and the 115th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (SK13 2BT) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Hadfield North average (85.8 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Street (SK13 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newshaw Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hadfield South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brookside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newshaw Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newshaw Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hordern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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