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Crime in SK8 6

How much crime is recorded in SK8 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stockport
Region
North West
Population
18,527 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SK8 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SK8 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SK8 6National
Shoplifting23.58.4
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary7.79.1
Public order5.94.6
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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