Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 8JB
How much crime is recorded in SK17 8JB, 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
- 1,055 (2024)
SK17 8JBBuxton
How safe is SK17 8JB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 8JB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8JBNational
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Burglary2.29.1
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.