Total Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higher Barn Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dinting , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 303 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 Higher Barn Road (SK13 2ES) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Dinting average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Barn Road (SK13 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near The Grove. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Barn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wharncliffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Brook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersey Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stiles Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stiles Close
Sep 2025Possession of weapons John Dalton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mersey Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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