Total Crime Rate

267.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morley Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 15th highest crime rate of 304 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 Morley Street (SK13 8PG) in the last 12 months was 267.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% higher than the Howard Town average (163.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Street (SK13 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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