Postcode district · High Peak
Crime in SK23
How much crime is recorded in SK23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 28,524 (2024)
SK23Postcode district · High Peak
How safe is SK23
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK23, 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
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
SK23National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Burglary3.79.1
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.