Total Crime Rate

288.9 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 288.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sherwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buxton Central , and the 15th 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 Sherwood Road (SK17 9ER) in the last 12 months was 288.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher than the Buxton Central average (209.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Road (SK17 9ER), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heath Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowestones Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crowestones Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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