Postcode area · Stockport
Crime in SK
How much crime is recorded in SK, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 670,182 (2024)
SKPostcode area · Stockport
How safe is SK
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
SKNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Shoplifting6.48.4
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.