Total Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlestown area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dinting , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charlestown (SK13 8LD) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Dinting average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , 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 ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlestown (SK13 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Avenue, where police recorded 14 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 Dinting| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Whitfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitfield Avenue | — |
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