Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 6PG
How much crime is recorded in SK17 6PG, 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 6PGBuxton
How safe is SK17 6PG
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 6PG 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SK17 6PGNational
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.