Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lean Town area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lean Town (SK13 7PL) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Howard Town average (163.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lean Town (SK13 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Chunal Lane. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lean Town area

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Data Sources

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