Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 6HF
How much crime is recorded in SK17 6HF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton North
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
SK17 6HFBuxton
How safe is SK17 6HF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 6HF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
72.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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 6HFNational
Violence and sexual offences64.323.6
Burglary15.79.1
Public order15.24.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Shoplifting12.48.4
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Drugs4.52.4
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.