Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 9HY
How much crime is recorded in SK17 9HY, 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
- 2,016 (2024)
SK17 9HYBuxton
How safe is SK17 9HY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 9HY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 9HYNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour20.910.7
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.