Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 78th 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 North Road (SK17 7EA) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Road (SK17 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montpelier Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barms| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlow Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlow Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marlow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
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