Total Crime Rate

609.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 609.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.2 10/10
  • Public order 87.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the highest crime rate of 304 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 Bridge Street (SK17 6BS) in the last 12 months was 609.9 per 1,000 residents and was 436.3% higher than the Barms average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 265.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (SK17 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Hardwick Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Hardwick Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brooklands Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Briar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Public order A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Square South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Square South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Square East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Square East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hardwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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