Recorded offences
22,723
Stockport, in numbers
Crime and safety
Stockport council area. Every figure carries its own date.
What the recorded figures show, and what they cannot tell us.
Recorded crime and population
A larger population can mean more recorded offences even when the number of offences per resident falls. Read the total and the rate together.
Stockport · 2025/26 · Territorial police-recorded offences excluding fraud; British Transport Police excluded by CSP source. Source classifications retained.
Offences per 1,000 residents
74.8
Population used for the rate
About 303,900
2024 mid-year population
The source rounds this population to the nearest 100. The rate shown is the official published rate.
Show the figures and workings
The rate is recorded offences divided by the population, multiplied by 1,000. Where the source rounds its population figure, we retain its published rate rather than recalculate it from that rounded figure. This counts offences, not the percentage of residents who were victims.
| Period | Offences | Population used | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 22,723 | About 303,900 (2024) | 74.8 |
These figures match the source area for this period. That does not establish a comparable history for today’s council boundaries.
Official source and method →Can we test the population theory over 30 years?
Only where the offence definitions, recording practices and area boundaries are comparable. Changes in reporting, police recording and the types of crime matter too. We do not join incompatible series or invent missing years.
Only the latest independently checked observation is displayed. A comparable long-run crime-and-population trend has not been established.
- 2002/03: Series starts after April 2002 recording-standard introduction; not comparable to pre-2002 records.
- 2013/14: Offence grouping revision; source back-series retained. Recording practice changes also affect comparisons.
- 2017/18: Burglary classification changed; broad total retained but detailed groups need review.
- 2023/24: Burglary subcategories and recording-rule changes require interpretation review.
A comparable 30-year crime-and-population trend has not been established for this area.
For example, if offences rose by 10% while population rose by 20%, offences per resident would fall by about 8%. This is an illustration, not a finding about this area.
People commuting or visiting can also affect offences recorded in a place. The resident population is a useful common denominator, but does not count everyone present.
What could help? Follow the types and locations of repeated problems, check residents’ experiences, and assess the response. Area population totals do not identify who commits offences.
Local issues and proposed responses →Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Greater Manchester Police: Currently no crime, outcome or stop and search data is available. The force is progressing towards a new IT system and data processes which will support provision of data to police.uk in the future. Some data is available directly from GMP website here: https://www.gmp.police.uk/police-forces/greater-manchester-police/areas/greater-manchester-force-content/sd/stats-and-data/ Greater Manchester Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.