Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK23 7GL
How much crime is recorded in SK23 7GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whaley Bridge & Chinley
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,792 (2024)
SK23 7GLHigh Peak
How safe is SK23 7GL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK23 7GL 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 7GLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.84.6
Burglary1.49.1
Drugs1.22.4
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.