Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowbrook Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Howard Town , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowbrook Avenue (SK13 8QT) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowbrook Avenue (SK13 8QT), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Howard Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Buttercup Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pyegrove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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