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

Duke 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 Duke Street (SK13 8JD) 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 Duke Street (SK13 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tredcroft Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Duke Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tredcroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acre Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall'S Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Hall'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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