Crime Rates at Sherwood Road, Buxton, SK17 9HF

Sherwood Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buxton Central , and the 65th 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 Sherwood Road (SK17 9HF) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Road (SK17 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welbeck Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.