Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK22 3DB
How much crime is recorded in SK22 3DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Mills West & Furness Vale
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
SK22 3DBHigh Peak
How safe is SK22 3DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK22 3DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3DBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.