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Overview of Stockport crime rate

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Stockport’s crime severity is categorized as medium, positioning it 16th among 25 adjacent boroughs for crime rates. The year 2023 witnessed 240 reported incidents within a population of 294,773, resulting in a crime rate of 0.81 per 1,000 residents, marking a 2.53% rise from the previous year.

The most common criminal activities in Stockport include Public order and Violence and sexual offences (both at 22.9%), followed by Criminal damage and arson (14.2%). The least frequent were Possession of weapons (1.2%), Theft from the person (0.4%), and Robbery (0.4%).

In its 18 wards, the highest crime rates were noted in Edgeley and Cheadle Heath (8.5), Marple North (1.1), and Hazel Grove (0.9), whereas the safest were Offerton, Heatons South, and Manor (all at 0.1).

Examining Stockport’s postcode districts, SK22 (117.8), SK12 (22.0), and SK3 (4.6) experienced higher crime rates, while M22 (0.2), SK2 (0.2), and SK1 (0.1) were among the safest.

In Stockport, there was a significant decrease in crime rates across various categories in 2020. There was a reduction in Anti-social behaviour by 10.06%, Burglary by 4.64%, Criminal damage and arson by 4.54%, Other theft by 3.22%, Public order by 3.95%, Shoplifting by 2.59%, Vehicle crime by 4.65%, and Violence and sexual offences by 12.14%.

Stockport crime incidents by crime type

A total of 240 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Public order – 55 (22.9)%
Violence and sexual offences – 55 (22.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 34 (14.2)%
Other theft – 24 (10.0)%
Drugs – 22 (9.2)%
Anti-social behaviour – 12 (5.0)%
Bicycle theft – 8 (3.3)%
Shoplifting – 8 (3.3)%
Vehicle crime – 9 (3.8)%
Other crime – 5 (2.1)%
Burglary – 3 (1.2)%
Possession of weapons – 3 (1.2)%
Theft from the person – 1 (0.4)%
Robbery – 1 (0.4)%

How does Stockport compare against nearby areas ?

Stockport ranks 16th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Stockport wards

There are 18 wards within Stockport. Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Marple North, Hazel Grove has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 18 wards from high crime rate to low.