Total Crime Rate

192.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 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 192.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.7 6/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle 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

High Street West area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 26th 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 High Street West (SK13 8BB) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (SK13 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunlaws Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shrewsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fauvel Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunlaws Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sumner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wren Nest Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sefton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Philip Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Foundry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foundry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foundry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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