Crime Rate in Tameside: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in Tameside

The total recorded crimes in Tameside, Tameside in January 2025 are around 2 as per the recent police data. This equates to a Tameside crime rate of 0.01 per 1,000 population.

It's important to note that this crime data is based on the Geographic Boundry data provided by the ONS around Tameside, encompassing approximately 231,070 residents.

Most occured crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Jan were:

  • Criminal damage and arson: (1) incidents (-50.00% decrease)
  • Public order: (1) incidents (0.00% decrease)
Tameside Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Jowett'S Walk with total crimes: 1
  • June Street with total crimes: 1

Tameside Police Info:

Greater Manchester Police

How safe is Tameside?

To understand the safety of Tameside, we need to analyze Tameside crime statistics in relation to both national and regional averages. This report will examine the available data and provide a balanced assessment.

  • Relative to the UK:

    • Tameside has recorded 81 crimes in the current year, resulting in a crime rate of 0.35 per 1,000 residents. This places it at rank 327 out of 331 in the UK, indicating it is safer than average.

    • Yearly trends show that in the previous year, the city recorded 80 crimes with a crime rate of 0.35, ranking it 324 in the UK. This an increase in crime suggests Negative changes.

  • Relative to Greater Manchester:

    • In 2024, Tameside demonstrated a lower crime volume than the Greater Manchester average, with 81 crimes compared to 136.0. This suggests a relatively safer position within the region for the year. Furthermore, Tameside witnessed more crimes than 5 out of 9 other cities.

    • In 2023, Tameside had fewer crimes than the Greater Manchester average, with 80 crimes compared to 220. This reflects a relatively lower crime rate for the city within the region that year. Furthermore, Tameside witnessed more crimes than 7 out of 9 other cities.

  • Overall Assessment:

    • Based on the available data, Tameside is considered safer compared to the national averages.

    • Compared to other cities in Greater Manchester, Tameside has a lower crime rate in 2024.

    • The trend in crime rates suggests Negative changes in overall safety.

Tameside Crime Statstics

In January 2025 the Tameside has recorded 2 crimes with crime rate of 0.01 ranking 321th out of 331 in the UK and ranked 8 out 331 in terms of total crimes and 7 in terms of crime rate in Greater Manchester.

In 2024, the total Tameside crimes were 81. The crime rate of Tameside in 2024 was 0.35 (year) or 0.03 (month) ranking it 327 danzarous in the UK. Tameside ranked 6 in terms of total crimes and 6 in terms of crime rate in Greater Manchester.

In 2023, the total crimes in Tameside were around 80 crimes with yearly crime rate of 0.35 (year) or 0.03 (month) ranking 324 out 331 most dangerous city in the UK. As compared to neighboring cities in Greater Manchester, Tameside ranked 8 out 331 in terms of total crimes or 8 as per crime rate of Tameside

CityJanuary 202520242023
CrimesRank (Greater Manchester)CrimesRank (Greater Manchester)CrimesRank (Greater Manchester)
Bury5 333 837 10
Oldham3 626 10105 6
Trafford1 1030 946 9
Stockport2 9142 2530 1
Salford2 872 7104 7
Rochdale5 584 5102 5
Bolton7 4119 4156 4
Wigan11 1158 3220 3
Manchester16 2612 1825 2

Tameside Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

During January 2025, The highest incident rate was for Criminal damage and arson (1 reports) and Public order incidents were also notably high (1 cases).

December 2024 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 5 incidents, and Criminal damage and arson was another prevalent crime category with 2 incidents.

During November 2024, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (5 reports) and Theft from the person incidents were also notably high (1 cases).

In October 2024, Violence and sexual offences dominated crime reports (3 incidents), followed by Public order also remained a significant concern (2 incidents).

Recorded incidents of Violence and sexual offences were the most frequent (2 incidents) were the most common in September 2024, with There was a large number of incidents involving Anti-social behaviour (1 incidents) also being high.

For August 2024 , the most reported crimes were Most crimes reported were Public order (3 incidents) and then Anti-social behaviour showed a substantial number of incidents (2 incidents).

July 2024 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 6 incidents, and Criminal damage and arson was another prevalent crime category with 1 incidents.

During June 2024, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (4 reports) and Public order incidents were also notably high (2 cases).

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange

Crime by Type

A total of 5 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.25 incidents per month. December 2024 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
January 20251
December 20242
August 20241
July 20241

A total of 11 Public order incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.57 incidents per month. August 2024 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 3 reported cases.

MonthCount
January 20251
December 20241
October 20242
September 20241
August 20243
July 20241
June 20242

A total of 27 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 3.86 incidents per month. July 2024 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 6 reported cases.

MonthCount
December 20245
November 20245
October 20243
September 20242
August 20242
July 20246
June 20244

A total of 4 Other crime incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.33 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
December 20241
November 20241
June 20242

A total of 1 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.00 incidents per month. November 2024 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 1 reported cases.

MonthCount
November 20241

A total of 1 Burglary incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.00 incidents per month. October 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 1 reported cases.

MonthCount
October 20241

A total of 1 Drugs incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.00 incidents per month. October 2024 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 1 reported cases.

MonthCount
October 20241

A total of 3 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.50 incidents per month. August 2024 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
September 20241
August 20242

High Crime Locations Tameside in January 2025

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the Tameside postcode area is presented below.

1. Jowett'S Walk (Map)
Total1
Public order1
2. June Street (Map)
Total1
Criminal damage and arson1

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