Postcode · Stockport
Crime in SK12 1YW
How much crime is recorded in SK12 1YW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poynton East
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,169 (2024)
SK12 1YWStockport
How safe is SK12 1YW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SK12 1YW 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
6.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
10
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SK12 1YWNational
Burglary4.49.1
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.64.5
Public order0.64.6
Anti-social behaviour0.010.7
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.