Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sheffield Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 146th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheffield Road (SK13 8QL) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (SK13 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurst Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheffield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyegrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyegrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jordan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jordan Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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