Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brown Edge Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 63rd 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 Brown Edge Road (SK17 7AB) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Barms average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Edge Road (SK17 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladycroft (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brown Edge Road area

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