Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK23 6EE
How much crime is recorded in SK23 6EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whaley Bridge & Chinley
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
SK23 6EEHigh Peak
How safe is SK23 6EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK23 6EE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
SK23 6EENational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Public order2.44.6
Burglary2.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other theft1.04.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.