Total Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mevril Springs Way 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 .
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 Mevril Springs Way (SK23 7GZ) 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mevril Springs Way (SK23 7GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotton Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Coppice (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walters Wood | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shallcross Mill Road | — |
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