Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK23 7PE
How much crime is recorded in SK23 7PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Mills West & Furness Vale
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,328 (2024)
SK23 7PEHigh Peak
How safe is SK23 7PE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK23 7PE 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
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 7PENational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary3.09.1
Public order2.74.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.