Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 84.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Acre Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 89th 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 Acre Street (SK13 8JS) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Street (SK13 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gladstone Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitfield Park (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sefton Street 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 Charlestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlestown Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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