Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 7PQ
How much crime is recorded in SK17 7PQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton South & East
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,335 (2024)
SK17 7PQBuxton
How safe is SK17 7PQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 7PQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 7PQNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Shoplifting6.18.4
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.61.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.