Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 6EH
How much crime is recorded in SK17 6EH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton South & East
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,214 (2024)
SK17 6EHBuxton
How safe is SK17 6EH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 6EH area, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SK17 6EHNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Other theft7.34.5
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order4.44.6
Burglary3.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.