Total Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • 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 crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Onward Cottages area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buxton Central , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 304 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 Onward Cottages (SK17 7ND) in the last 12 months was 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% lower than the Buxton Central average (211.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Onward Cottages (SK17 7ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Park Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Annabelle Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Onward Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annabelle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterswallows Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornsett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annabelle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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