Postcode · Buxton
Crime in SK17 9LR
How much crime is recorded in SK17 9LR, 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
- 1,771 (2024)
SK17 9LRBuxton
How safe is SK17 9LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK17 9LR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.