Buxton South & East
Middle areaSouth High Peak. 7,078 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Buxton South & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Buxton South & East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buxton South & East at a rate of 97.1 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 | 299 |
| Shoplifting | 112 |
| Other crime | 111 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Buxton South & East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Buxton South & East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buxton South & East at a rate of 97.1 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, 87 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Buxton South & East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (299), shoplifting (112) and other crime (111).
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 South & East alone. See High Peak
Buxton South & East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Buxton South & East was £187,500 in 2025.
Buxton South & East had 6,871 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Buxton South & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Buxton South & East, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.