Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 1DG
How much crime is recorded in SK17 1DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton North
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,873 (2024)
SK17 1DGBuxton
How safe is SK17 1DG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 1DG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 1DGNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.