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Crime in SK6 8

How much crime is recorded in SK6 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stockport
Region
North West
Population
7,645 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SK6 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK6 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
8.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).

SK6 8National
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Burglary5.39.1
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 58% 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.

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