Crime Rates at Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7ED

Fairfield 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 Fairfield Road (SK17 7ED) 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 Fairfield Road (SK17 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.