Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 8BB
How much crime is recorded in SK17 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,251 (2024)
SK17 8BBBuxton
How safe is SK17 8BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 8BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 8BBNational
Violence and sexual offences34.923.6
Burglary14.19.1
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.