Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 6UP
How much crime is recorded in SK17 6UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,539 (2024)
SK17 6UPBuxton
How safe is SK17 6UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 6UP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 6UPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.