Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manchester Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (SK17 6SY) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (SK17 6SY), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Grove. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Thornwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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