Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • 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
  • 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

Smithy Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 105th highest 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 Smithy Close (SK13 7SP) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Close (SK13 7SP), 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 Smithy Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Collier Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fitzalan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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