Stockport

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Stockport.

Population: 294,197
People in Employment: 134,065 (74.6%)
People Inactive: 38,980 (21.7%)
People Unemployed: 6,605 (3.7%)
Number Of Jobs: 92k
Median Salary: £28,095
Mean Salary: £33,347

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Stockport. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Stockport for 2024

Stockports most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 72 crimes and in 2022 there were 75 crimes. Which is an decrease of 3 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Criminal damage and arson	25	2	Getting Better
Public order	44	2	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	72	1	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	3	1	Getting Better
Drugs	23	0	Getting Better
Other crime	3	0	Getting Better
Other theft	37	0	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	12	0	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	13	0	Getting Better
Robbery	0	0	No Change
Shoplifting	30	0	Getting Better
Theft from the person	5	0	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	13	0	Getting Better
Burglary	1	0	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Stockport

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Stockport, with 87 crimes and 6 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Heatons South has 1 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Manor	46	6
Davenport and Cale Green	2	0
Stepping Hill	2	0
Bramhall South and Woodford	1	0
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath	1	0
Bramhall North	0	0
Bredbury and Woodley	0	0
Bredbury Green and Romiley	0	0
Brinnington and Central	0	0
Cheadle and Gatley	0	0
Cheadle Hulme North	0	0
Cheadle Hulme South	0	0
Hazel Grove	0	0
Heald Green	0	0
Heatons North	0	0
Heatons South	0	0
Marple North	0	0
Marple South and High Lane	0	0
Offerton	0	0
Reddish North	0	0
Reddish South	0	0

Crime map for Stockport

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Stockport

The average property price in Stockport is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Stockport is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Stockport could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£527,195.17	£325,006.79	£231,737.25	£173,713.42
2022	£506,235.00	£311,922.15	£222,863.63	£167,707.35
2021	£448,962.61	£277,072.99	£198,992.15	£155,368.88
2020	£407,230.15	£254,159.30	£182,137.71	£146,798.78
2019	£386,850.41	£241,762.59	£173,789.90	£143,493.94
2018	£374,075.29	£233,363.83	£168,492.04	£140,909.11
2017	£351,209.93	£218,426.12	£158,462.76	£134,987.23
2016	£331,781.10	£206,859.70	£150,629.70	£125,719.66
2015	£308,588.52	£192,099.82	£140,297.74	£117,213.20
2014	£290,230.13	£181,001.60	£132,806.75	£111,451.46
2013	£274,592.75	£169,975.45	£124,359.84	£105,600.53
2012	£268,128.12	£166,141.15	£121,800.01	£104,711.07
2011	£267,860.89	£163,957.90	£119,424.46	£104,817.63
2010	£268,855.29	£166,186.42	£122,332.48	£107,475.52

Property prices over time for Stockport

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Stockport

The median salary in Stockport is £28,095 and the mean salary in Stockport is £33,347.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 92k
Median Salary: £28,095
Annual Percentage Change: 10.5%
Mean Salary: £33,347

Salary comparison between Stockport and North West

See how Stockport compares to the rest of North West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in North West is £30,412 in Trafford and the lowest median salary is £21,771 in Blackpool UA. Stockport ranks 2 out of 33 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Trafford	78k	£30,412	9.1%	£35,827	1.8%
Cheshire East UA	132k	£28,497	14.6%	£35,735	12.4%
Salford	84k	£28,081	20.5%	£30,154	13.8%
Cheshire West and Chester	112k	£28,005	5.7%	£33,538	5.3%
Chorley	46k	£27,855	10.6%	£30,905	4.9%
Ribble Valley	23k	£27,838	3.1%	£34,439	9.3%
Warrington UA	76k	£27,750	6.6%	£32,912	7.5%
Fylde	27k	£27,742	3.3%	£31,064	0.1%
Bury	61k	£27,688	1.3%	£31,244	7.1%
St. Helens	56k	£27,545	7.0%	£31,954	8.2%
Wirral	107k	£27,509	11.7%	£31,182	11.0%
Wyre	34k	£27,011	14.0%	£30,915	10.5%
West Lancashire	36k	£26,862	17.4%	£33,526	20.5%
Liverpool	135k	£26,303	5.1%	£29,159	3.4%
Lancaster	45k	£26,246	3.5%	£28,253	0.2%
South Ribble	40k	£25,959	7.5%	£29,305	11.0%
Halton UA	42k	£25,890	9.8%	£30,873	11.1%
Knowsley	48k	£25,735	6.6%	£28,817	5.4%
Wigan	121k	£25,329	-0.8%	£28,537	-0.7%
Bolton	77k	£25,290	8.0%	£29,955	14.7%
Tameside	70k	£25,078	7.7%	£28,795	11.6%
Sefton	88k	£24,829	4.5%	£28,417	5.3%
Burnley	30k	£24,428	2.4%	£27,945	3.7%
Preston	49k	£24,416	6.7%	£26,130	2.7%
Hyndburn	28k	£24,365	5.3%	£30,264	16.6%
Oldham	71k	£24,174	2.2%	£27,176	-1.3%
Manchester	147k	£24,101	4.6%	£28,258	6.3%
Rochdale	67k	£23,817	5.8%	£27,871	5.9%
Rossendale	25k	£23,671	3.6%	£28,045	3.8%
Blackburn with Darwen UA	41k	£23,205	11.1%	£24,844	8.5%
Pendle	28k	£22,575	12.7%	£25,481	12.1%
Blackpool UA	42k	£21,771	6.9%	£23,410	4.9%