Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK22 2LS
How much crime is recorded in SK22 2LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Mills East & Hayfield
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,933 (2024)
SK22 2LSHigh Peak
How safe is SK22 2LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK22 2LS 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
SK22 2LSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.34.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Burglary1.19.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.