Total Crime Rate

243.9 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 243.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buxton Road area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 17th 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 Buxton Road (SK23 7HT) in the last 12 months was 243.9 per 1,000 residents and was 641.3% higher than the Blackbrook average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (SK23 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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