Total Crime Rate

214.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Union Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in New Mills East , and the 20th 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 Union Road (SK22 3EN) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 214.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (SK22 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Rock Mill Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Albans Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Albans Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Albans Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rock Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rock Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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