Postcode · High Peak
Crime in SK23 7RF
How much crime is recorded in SK23 7RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,540 (2024)
SK23 7RFHigh Peak
How safe is SK23 7RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK23 7RF 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7RFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary1.89.1
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.