Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 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 400.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 4th 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 High Street West (SK13 8EP) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 144.8% higher than the Howard Town average (163.4 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 theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% 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 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooper Street (11 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hugh Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longclough Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hugh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hugh Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hugh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hugh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hugh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hugh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hugh Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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