Total Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pikes Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 138th lowest 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 Pikes Lane (SK13 8EA) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Howard Town average (163.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pikes Lane (SK13 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street West, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall'S Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Howard Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pike'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sumner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunlaws Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunlaws Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walkdale Brow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pike'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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