Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sitch Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in New Mills East , and the 69th 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 Sitch Lane (SK22 1AW) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the New Mills East average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sitch Lane (SK22 1AW), the main crime hotspot is near Sitch Lane. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sitch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
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Data Sources

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