Crime Rate in St Peter's, ward

St Peter's has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Tameside district and the 121st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 121st lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Peter's in the last 12 months was 0.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Tameside district average (0.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Peter's’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 0.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Peter's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Jowett'S Walk. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.