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

Railway Terrace 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 Railway Terrace (SK17 7AW) 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 Railway Terrace (SK17 7AW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quadrant Mews
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Briar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brooklands Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road

Data Sources

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