Postcode district · Stockport
Crime in SK6
How much crime is recorded in SK6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 56,221 (2024)
SK6Postcode district · Stockport
How safe is SK6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK6, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SK6National
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
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.