Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 69.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Smithbrook Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Chapel East , and the 112th 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 Smithbrook Close (SK23 0QD) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Chapel East average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithbrook Close (SK23 0QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheffield Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithbrook Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Smithbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Smithbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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