Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hadfield Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 97th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hadfield Street (SK13 8JL) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Howard Town average (163.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadfield Street (SK13 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall'S Court, where police recorded 23 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sefton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sefton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sumner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Philip Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Court | Under investigation |
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