Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitfield Wells area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 56th 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 Whitfield Wells (SK13 8GL) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Wells (SK13 8GL), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Wells area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Charles Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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