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Crime in SK23 6

How much crime is recorded in SK23 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
High Peak
Region
East Midlands
Population
6,492 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SK23 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK23 6, 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SK23 6National
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Shoplifting3.68.4
Public order2.54.6
Burglary2.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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