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Crime in SK17 6

How much crime is recorded in SK17 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
High Peak
Region
East Midlands
Population
11,363 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SK17 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK17 6, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SK17 6National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Burglary8.99.1
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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