Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bath Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 68th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (SK17 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (SK17 6HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 63 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 Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Torr Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Torr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollins Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollins Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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