Ashton St Michael's, Tameside: Safety
Safety
Ashton St Michael's is genuinely safe. Crime levels sit well below both the UK and North West averages, and they've been dropping consistently over the past 3 years.
The numbers tell the story. In 2024, there were 7 crimes across the whole year. That dropped to 5 in 2025. So far in 2026, only 2 incidents have been recorded. To give you a sense of scale, comparable areas in the North West typically see hundreds of incidents per year.
The neighbouring areas of Dukinfield and Stalybridge North show the same pattern — low crime and falling. That's a good sign the whole area is genuinely quiet, not just that crime's moved elsewhere.
If you're thinking about moving here, that's genuinely reassuring.
Source: police-recorded crime for Unknown ward (Greater Manchester Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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