Total Crime Rate

448.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 448.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.8 10/10
  • Public order 75.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street West area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 7th highest crime rate of 303 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 High Street West (SK13 8EP) in the last 12 months was 448.9 per 1,000 residents and was 157.9% higher than the Howard Town average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 124.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (SK13 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hugh Street, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arundel Grange (21 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dinting Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hugh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinder Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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