Crime in Hyde
Recorded crime in Hyde is about the Tameside average and 1.3 times the England and Wales average. The police force here stopped publishing data after June 2019. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences).
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Hyde: about 28,459 residents in 26 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 3/10Above average crime (data up to 2019)
- Living
- 7.8/10Good
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Tameside average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Hyde.
Crime over 5 years
Not enough police data here for a 5-year trend.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Tameside average (1.3× the England and Wales average). 101 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 53% of the harm here
- Burglary: 25% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 26 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Tameside (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Tameside council area, not only Hyde. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 517 | 2.2 | Up 7% |
| Cars broken into | 438 | 1.8 | Down 9% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,505 | 6.3 | Down 9% |
| Burglary of homes | 662 | 2.8 | Down 18% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.4 |
| Burglary | 10.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 34.8 |
| Drugs | 1.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.1 |
| Other crime | 2.7 |
| Other theft | 7.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 13.2 |
| Public order | 12.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 6.2 |
Postcode districts in Hyde
Nearby towns
Council: Tameside
Questions about crime in Hyde
- Is Hyde a safe place to live?
- Hyde scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Tameside average. Police data here stops in June 2019.
- What is the most common crime in Hyde?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 35 per 1,000 residents a year. Police data here stops in June 2019.
- How does crime in Hyde compare with Tameside?
- Crime severity in Hyde is about the Tameside average. Police data here stops in June 2019.
- How many cars are stolen in Hyde?
- In Tameside, the council area Hyde is in, the police recorded 517 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.2 per 1,000 residents, up 7% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Hyde?
- 1,505 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Tameside, the council area Hyde is in, 6.3 per 1,000 residents, 1.3 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Hyde last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Tameside, the council area Hyde is in, against 0 the year before.