Total Crime Rate

236.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.2 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 236.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Market Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 18th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (SK17 6JY) in the last 12 months was 236.4 per 1,000 residents and was 107.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (SK17 6JY), 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 Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hardwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Torr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quadrant Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Lower Hardwick Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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