Total Crime Rate
336.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cliffe Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 8th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cliffe Road (SK13 8NY) in the last 12 months was 336.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 192.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cliffe Road (SK13 8NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Uplands Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Road (20 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 | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milltown | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milltown | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uplands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliffe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uplands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Uplands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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