Total Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Queens Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buxton Central , and the 61st lowest 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 Queens Road (SK17 7ER) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Buxton Central average (209.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (SK17 7ER), 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 Queens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knowles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knowles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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