Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 7SU
How much crime is recorded in SK17 7SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton South & East
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,802 (2024)
SK17 7SUBuxton
How safe is SK17 7SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 7SU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 7SUNational
Violence and sexual offences51.323.6
Shoplifting18.98.4
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Public order10.04.6
Other theft5.54.5
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.