Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK23 7DB
How much crime is recorded in SK23 7DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whaley Bridge & Chinley
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
SK23 7DBHigh Peak
How safe is SK23 7DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK23 7DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 7DBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Public order7.14.6
Shoplifting7.18.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.