Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fernlea Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dinting , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 303 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 Fernlea Close (SK13 2EW) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernlea Close (SK13 2EW), 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 Fernlea Close area

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

Data Sources

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