Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.0 5/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaw Heath area has the highest crime rate of 3 local areas in Brinnington & Stockport Central , and the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Stockport .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaw Heath (SK3 9DY) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4000.0% higher than the Brinnington & Stockport Central average (1.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Heath (SK3 9DY), the main crime hotspot is near Stockport (Station). Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Heath area

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Data Sources

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