Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 9HR
How much crime is recorded in SK17 9HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton South & East
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,207 (2024)
SK17 9HRBuxton
How safe is SK17 9HR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 9HR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 9HRNational
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Shoplifting28.88.4
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order6.64.6
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Burglary2.49.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.