Total Crime Rate

146.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 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 146.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kings Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 39th 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 Kings Court (SK13 8HD) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Court (SK13 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Philip Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sefton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collier Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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