Stockport is broadly average for Greater Manchester crime — considerably safer than Manchester city centre. The market town character and suburban areas make it a comfortable place to live.
Heaton Moor, Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme are the safest parts of the Stockport area.
Stockport town centre and some estates in the borough have higher crime.
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