Buxton North
Middle areaSouth west High Peak. 7,547 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Buxton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Buxton North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buxton North at a rate of 152.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 72.5 per 1,000 people across High Peak.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 462 |
| Other crime | 196 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 180 |
| Shoplifting | 103 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 101 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Drug offences | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Buxton North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Buxton North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buxton North at a rate of 152.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 72.5 per 1,000 people across High Peak.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Buxton North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (462), other crime (196) and anti-social behaviour (180).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of High Peak
These figures are published for the whole of High Peak, not for each middle area, so they describe all of High Peak and not Buxton North alone. See High Peak
Buxton North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Buxton North was £240,000 in 2025.
Buxton North had 7,606 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Buxton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Buxton North, 77.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.