Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK23 7BL
How much crime is recorded in SK23 7BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whaley Bridge & Chinley
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,548 (2024)
SK23 7BLHigh Peak
How safe is SK23 7BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK23 7BL 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 7BLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Public order5.04.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Burglary0.39.1
Robbery0.11.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.