Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 73rd 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 St Johns Road (SK17 6XA) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the Barms average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around St Johns Road (SK17 6XA), the main crime hotspot is near Thornwood Court. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barms| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Riverside Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinder Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goytlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornwood Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornwood Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornwood Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kinder Grove | Under investigation |
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