Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 6XA
How much crime is recorded in SK17 6XA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton North
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,635 (2024)
SK17 6XABuxton
How safe is SK17 6XA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 6XA 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 6XANational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary8.79.1
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.