Total Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackbrook Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in High Peak .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackbrook Drive (SK23 6BF) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Blackbrook average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackbrook Drive (SK23 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Outram Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockton Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marriott Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alders Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Outram Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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