Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 9BB
How much crime is recorded in SK17 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
SK17 9BBBuxton
How safe is SK17 9BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 9BB 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
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.