Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 146.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.9 7/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Elton Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buxton Central , and the 40th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elton Grove (SK17 7SU) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elton Grove (SK17 7SU), the main crime hotspot is near Alsop Way. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Stone Bench

Crime Over Time in Elton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alsop Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doveridge Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alsop Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alsop Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alsop Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alsop Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baslow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baslow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑