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Crime in SK1 1

How much crime is recorded in SK1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stockport
Region
North West
Population
9,101 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SK1 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in Stockport, broadly in line with the 31.3 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.3
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 57
Council-wide figures

This force hasn't published street-level crime for a full year, so these are the Home Office's recorded crime figures for Stockport. They cover the same offences but can't be broken down below council level.

By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SK1 1National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.8
Burglary7.69.0
Public order5.84.8
Shoplifting4.65.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.9
Other theft3.64.4
Vehicle crime2.53.4
Drugs2.42.5
Other crime1.61.4
Robbery0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.7
Bicycle theft0.40.6
Theft from the person0.21.2
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2020.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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202020212022202320242025

Source: Home Office police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.

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