Total Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dovedale Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Burbage , and the 3rd 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 Dovedale Crescent (SK17 9BH) in the last 12 months was 3.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% lower than the Burbage average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Dovedale Crescent (SK17 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Springdale. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burbage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goytlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kinder Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinder Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Riverside Court | Under investigation |
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