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Crime and safety context in Tameside

Aggregate Police.uk crime categories, GMP neighbourhood priorities and police events by Tameside town.

Town safety context imported from Police.uk and Greater Manchester Police neighbourhood endpoints. This page uses aggregate/category summaries and published neighbourhood priorities/events only; tameside.online does not republish individual crime incidents.

Crime data month: 2026-03. Counts use the Police.uk one-mile street-crime endpoint around a town-centre coordinate, so treat them as local context rather than exact whole-town totals. Follow Police.uk and GMP links for official detail.

Ashton-under-Lyne — GMP neighbourhood: St. Peter's (GC09). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 2. Largest categories: Violence and sexual offences: 2. Published priorities: Your St Peters/Ashton Town Centre Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising Shoplifting / Your St Peters/Ashton Town Centre Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising anti-social behaviour / Your St Peters Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising drug dealing. Upcoming public police events/drop-ins: St Peters Police Drop in Surgery (2026-05-14) / St Peters Partners and communities together (2026-06-01) / St Peters Police Drop in Surgery (2026-06-04).
Audenshaw — GMP neighbourhood: St. Peter's (GC09). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 1. Largest categories: Violence and sexual offences: 1. Published priorities: Your St Peters/Ashton Town Centre Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising Shoplifting / Your St Peters/Ashton Town Centre Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising anti-social behaviour / Your St Peters Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising drug dealing. Upcoming public police events/drop-ins: St Peters Police Drop in Surgery (2026-05-14) / St Peters Partners and communities together (2026-06-01) / St Peters Police Drop in Surgery (2026-06-04).
Denton — GMP neighbourhood: Denton North East (GC15). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 0. Published priorities: Burglary / Antisocial behaviour.
Droylsden — GMP neighbourhood: Droylsden East (GC18). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 1. Largest categories: Violence and sexual offences: 1. Published priorities: Drug offences / Off-road bikes. Upcoming public police events/drop-ins: Pact Meeting (2026-07-02).
Dukinfield — GMP neighbourhood: Dukinfield (GC01). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 1. Largest categories: Violence and sexual offences: 1. Published priorities: Your Dukinfield Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising drug dealing / Your Dukinfield Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising vehicle crime / Your Dukinfield Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising Shoplifting. Upcoming public police events/drop-ins: Police Drop in Surgery (2026-05-15) / Partners and communities together (2026-06-22) / Partners and communities together (2026-07-20).
Hyde — GMP neighbourhood: Hyde Godley (GC23). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 0. Published priorities: Antisocial behaviour / Shoplifting. Upcoming public police events/drop-ins: Pact Meeting (2026-05-21).
Longdendale — GMP neighbourhood: Longdendale and Hattersley (GC21). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 4. Largest categories: Violence and sexual offences: 2; Anti-social behaviour: 1; Drugs: 1. Published priorities: Anti-social behaviour / Off-road bikes. Upcoming public police events/drop-ins: Pact Meeting (2026-05-20).
Mossley — GMP neighbourhood: Mossley (GC20). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 0. Published priorities: Your Mossley Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising anti-social behaviour / Your Mossley Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising Shoplifting / Your Mossley Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising vehicle crime. Upcoming public police events/drop-ins: Drop in surgery - Coffee Morning (2026-05-25) / Drop in surgery - Coffee Morning (2026-06-25) / Drop in surgery - Coffee Morning (2026-07-25).
Stalybridge — GMP neighbourhood: Stalybridge North (GC22). Aggregated town-centre sample records: 1. Largest categories: Violence and sexual offences: 1. Published priorities: Your Stalybridge North Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising drug dealing / Your Stalybridge North Neighbourhood policing teams are prioritising vehicle crime / Neighbourhood policing teams are tackling anti-social behaviour through increased patrols in hotspot areas, seizing vehicles involved in disruptive activities, and engaging with local communities to build trust and address concerns. They are also collaborating with local councils to enhance safety measures. These efforts aim to create safer and more secure neighbourhoods.. Upcoming public police events/drop-ins: Police Drop in Surgery (2026-05-28) / Police Drop in Surgery (2026-06-28) / Police Drop in Surgery (2026-07-28).

Source: Police.uk API · Police.uk open data and Greater Manchester Police neighbourhood information. Crime figures are aggregated only; individual incidents are not republished.

Verified Tameside stats

Office for National Statistics — Census 2021

Resident population

around 231,100 people

ONS rounded figure for Census Day 2021; up from around 219,300 in 2011.

Source Census 2021

Office for National Statistics — Census 2021

Population change since 2011

+5.4%

ONS rounded comparison: Tameside increased at a similar rate to the North West (+5.2%).

Source 2011 Census to Census 2021

Office for National Statistics — Census 2021

Median age

40 years

ONS reports the median age increased by one year, from 39 in 2011 to 40 in 2021.

Source Census 2021

Office for National Statistics — Census 2021

Population density context

around 16.0 people per football-pitch-sized area

ONS rounded density comparison; this was 15.2 in 2011.

Source Census 2021

Office for National Statistics — Census 2021

Lone-parent households

13.8% of households

ONS household-composition figure; up from 12.8% in 2011.

Source Census 2021

Department for Education — Get Information about Schools

Official DfE school records published

104 records

Count of published Tameside school records imported into this site from official DfE data.

Source Imported 2026-05-10

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