Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yeardsley Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Mills East , and the 95th lowest 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 Yeardsley Lane (SK23 7PS) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the New Mills East average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yeardsley Lane (SK23 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlesworth Crescent, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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