Crime Rates at Lightwood Road, Buxton, SK17 7AN

Lightwood Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 30th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lightwood Road (SK17 7AN) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwood Road (SK17 7AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briar Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.