Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sefton Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sefton Street (SK13 8JA) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Howard Town average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Street (SK13 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sefton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall'S Court
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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