Total Crime Rate

482.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 482.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.4 10/10
  • Public order 83.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tongue Lane area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buxton Central , and the 6th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tongue Lane (SK17 7PA) in the last 12 months was 482.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.7% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 223.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tongue Lane (SK17 7PA), the main crime hotspot is near Tongue Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tongue Lane area

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Data Sources

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