Buxton Town — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Derbyshire Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
This Safer Neighbourhood area covers Buxton town. It belongs to the High Peak Local Policing Unit. Buxton is a historic spa town located within the High Peak Borough Council area, approximately 20 miles north of Matlock and 12 miles south of Glossop. It has many buildings of architectural interest, the University of Derby Campus at the former Devonshire Hospital and the Opera House being examples. Tourism is an important feature in the revenue of the area.
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Derbyshire Constabulary's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
152 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (138): ▲ 14 (10%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences53 · 35%
- Anti-social behaviour36 · 24%
- Public order15 · 10%
- Criminal damage and arson13 · 9%
- Shoplifting11 · 7%
- Burglary6 · 4%
- Other theft6 · 4%
- Drugs3 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
93 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect43 · 46%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified28 · 30%
- Awaiting court outcome9 · 10%
- Local resolution9 · 10%
- Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 3%
- Offender given a caution1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Retail Crime, ASB, Prevention & enforcement drugs of illegal drugs
Retail Crime, we will: Continue high visibility and plain clothes patrols in known hotspot areas. Arrest and swiftly assist with investigations collecting CCTV statements. Engagements in hotspot areas. ASB, we will: Work closely with our partners, focusing on both prevention and enforcement of crimes involving anti-social behaviour, particularly those linked to the use of vehicles and drugs. Prioritising patrols and engaging with pubs and bars in Buxton especially as the summer is arriving, world cup fever and the Carnival just around the corner. Prevention & enforcement drugs we will: We will maintain a proactive presence through a combination of Hi-Viz and plain-clothes targeted patrols, informed by crime trend analysis and community intelligence. We will stop search subjects where information and intelligence allow and continue to arrest offenders for drug offences. We will work with residents and continue to collect intelligence to ensure we are building the picture of the drug market in Buxton.
Set: 2026-07-01
Public events & surgeries
Grapevine Women's Coffee Morning
2026-08-05 · Eagle Parade, Buxton
Grapevine Women's Coffee Morning
Street meet
2026-08-17 · Morrison’s Daily, Spring Gardens 99-103 Spring Gardens, Buxton
Street meet
Open Surgery at Zinc
2026-09-07 · Sober Social, Clough St, Buxton
Open Surgery at Zinc
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Team locations
- StationBuxton Enquiry Office, Silverlands, Buxton, Derbyshire,, SK17 6QJ
Nearby teams in Derbyshire Constabulary
- Fairfield
- Buxton Rural West
- Buxton Rural East
- Chapel and Chinley
- Whaley Bridge
- Stanton, Youlgreave and White Peak Villages
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Derbyshire Constabulary.