Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK22 4PS
How much crime is recorded in SK22 4PS, 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
- 1,410 (2024)
SK22 4PSHigh Peak
How safe is SK22 4PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK22 4PS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 4PSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Public order5.94.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.