Total Crime Rate

19.7 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 19.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Victoria Park Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buxton Central , and the 55th 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 Victoria Park Road (SK17 7PD) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Park Road (SK17 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Alsop Way. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alsop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knowles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knowles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edensor Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Annabelle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Annabelle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annabelle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Annabelle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winster Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tongue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alsop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winster Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsop Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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