Total Crime Rate

335.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 335.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 139.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hadfield Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 9th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hadfield Square (SK13 8NA) in the last 12 months was 335.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% higher than the Howard Town average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hadfield Square (SK13 8NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hadfield Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Public order Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Uplands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uplands Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uplands Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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