Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 7PY
How much crime is recorded in SK17 7PY, 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 7PYBuxton
How safe is SK17 7PY
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 7PY 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SK17 7PYNational
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.