Buxton Town vs Melbourne

Buxton Town has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,467 crimes in the last 12 months. Melbourne has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 746 crimes. Melbourne scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Buxton Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +13.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Melbourne shows -21.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Buxton Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (604 incidents). In Melbourne, it is Violent Crime (312 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Buxton Town recorded 231 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Melbourne recorded 133. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Buxton Town totalled 604 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 312 in Melbourne. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Buxton Town recorded 1,288 crimes (now 1,467, a change of +13.9%). Melbourne recorded 955 crimes previously (now 746, -21.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Buxton Town has a resolution rate of 19% and Melbourne has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Buxton Town falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Melbourne is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Buxton Town and Melbourne. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.