Total Crime Rate
84.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Unity Walk area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 89th 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 Unity Walk (SK13 8PH) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Howard Town average (163.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Unity Walk (SK13 8PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collier Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sefton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlestown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collier Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Collier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Collier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Uplands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Uplands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sefton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Charles Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Lee Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlestown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Philip Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlestown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Court | Under investigation |
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