Total Crime Rate

331.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.0 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 331.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Public order 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

West Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 9th 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 West Road (SK17 6HF) in the last 12 months was 331.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.1% higher than the Barms average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 215.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (SK17 6HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Torr Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Torr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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