Total Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charlestown area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dinting , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
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 53.1% lower than the Dinting average (55.4 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% 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 15 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.
View Crime In Simmondley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlestown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlestown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlestown Road | Under investigation |
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