Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Diglands Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 150th highest 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 Diglands Avenue (SK22 4JD) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diglands Avenue (SK22 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 15 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 Diglands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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