Total Crime Rate

577.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 577.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 103.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bernard Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 303 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 Bernard Street (SK13 7AA) in the last 12 months was 577.3 per 1,000 residents and was 231.7% higher than the Howard Town average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 226.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (SK13 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bernard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Nest Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fauvel Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall'S Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Hall'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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