Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St John Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 40th 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 St John Street (SK22 2JX) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 324.7% higher than the Blackbrook average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (SK22 2JX), the main crime hotspot is near St John Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fishers Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fishers Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeways Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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