Total Crime Rate

628.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 628.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.5 10/10
  • Public order 49.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spring Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the highest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Gardens (SK17 6BP) in the last 12 months was 628.8 per 1,000 residents and was 514.7% higher than the Barms average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 238.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Gardens (SK17 6BP), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Hardwick Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Hardwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holker Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brooklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brooklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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