Total Crime Rate

255.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.1 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 255.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 17th 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 Marlborough Road (SK17 6RD) in the last 12 months was 255.4 per 1,000 residents and was 124.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (SK17 6RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbar Woods Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quadrant Mews
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheraton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbar Woods Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall

Data Sources

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