Total Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fernlea Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dinting , and the 144th lowest 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 Fernlea Close (SK13 2EW) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Dinting average (55.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernlea Close (SK13 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mersey Bank Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Grove (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 | Public order | Etherow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barleycroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John Dalton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pear Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mersey Bank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Carriage Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Carriage Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Peakview | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandybank Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
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