Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK22 4LD
How much crime is recorded in SK22 4LD, 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
- 1,505 (2024)
SK22 4LDHigh Peak
How safe is SK22 4LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK22 4LD area, broadly in line with 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
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 4LDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime3.51.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.