Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 0BB
How much crime is recorded in SK17 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bakewell South, Darley Dale & Youlgreave
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,730 (2024)
SK17 0BBBuxton
How safe is SK17 0BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 0BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SK17 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary10.99.1
Other theft6.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.