Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 6DH
How much crime is recorded in SK17 6DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton North
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,067 (2024)
SK17 6DHBuxton
How safe is SK17 6DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 6DH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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 6DHNational
Violence and sexual offences48.923.6
Shoplifting26.48.4
Anti-social behaviour24.310.7
Public order17.54.6
Burglary16.09.1
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Other theft7.34.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.