Total Crime Rate
64.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Marys Road 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 St Marys Road (SK13 8JB) 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 St Marys Road (SK13 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Howard Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sefton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sumner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Philip Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sefton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oak Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bernard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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