Postcode · Stockport
Crime in SK12 1JS
How much crime is recorded in SK12 1JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poynton West
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,429 (2024)
SK12 1JSStockport
How safe is SK12 1JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK12 1JS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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).
SK12 1JSNational
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Burglary2.59.1
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.