Total Crime Rate

536.3 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 536.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.2 9/10
  • Public order 65.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

High Street East area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 5th 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 High Street East (SK13 8PN) in the last 12 months was 536.3 per 1,000 residents and was 208.1% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 193.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street East (SK13 8PN), 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 High Street East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milltown
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milltown Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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