Total Crime Rate

501.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 501.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.7 10/10
  • Public order 75.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Smithy Fold area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 304 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 Smithy Fold (SK13 8DD) in the last 12 months was 501.3 per 1,000 residents and was 206.7% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 215.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Fold (SK13 8DD), 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 Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sefton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
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 Kershaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collier Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station 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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