Total Crime Rate

388.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 388.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 187.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edward Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 6th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Street (SK13 7AF) in the last 12 months was 388.7 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% higher than the Howard Town average (163.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (SK13 7AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fitzalan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collier Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Philip Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sefton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fauvel Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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