Postcode district · Stockport
Crime in SK12
How much crime is recorded in SK12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 28,212 (2024)
SK12Postcode district · Stockport
How safe is SK12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK12, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
SK12National
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.