Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lea Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Road (SK22 2HE) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Blackbrook average (31.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Road (SK22 2HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lea Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glossop Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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