Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK23 7EQ
How much crime is recorded in SK23 7EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whaley Bridge & Chinley
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,709 (2024)
SK23 7EQHigh Peak
How safe is SK23 7EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK23 7EQ 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 7EQNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs0.72.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Public order0.54.6
Burglary0.39.1
Robbery0.01.4
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
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.