Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

North Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Barms , and the 95th highest 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 North Road (SK17 7EA) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Barms average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (SK17 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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