Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Smithy Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Mills East , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Smithy Road (SK22 3EH) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the New Mills East average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Smithy Road (SK22 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Albans Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rock Mill Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Smithy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wirksmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wirksmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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