Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Victoria Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 119th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (SK13 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Howard Town average (163.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (SK13 8HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sefton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Philip Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sumner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Collier Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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