Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlestown Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 303 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 Charlestown Road (SK13 8LB) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlestown Road (SK13 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebenezer Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitfield Park (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Howard Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acre Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Street | — |
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