Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rock Terrace area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 303 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 Rock Terrace (SK17 6HN) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock Terrace (SK17 6HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rock Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Concert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Concert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dale Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eagle Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eagle Parade —
Sep 2025Other theft Eagle Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St James' Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5059 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5059 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5059 —

Data Sources

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