Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 27.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cliff Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buxton Central , and the 76th 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 Cliff Road (SK17 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Buxton Central average (211.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Road (SK17 7NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Marlow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlow Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlow Street
Apr 2026Drugs Brooklands Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6
Apr 2026Public order A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Milnbank Avenue Local resolution

Data Sources

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