The human remains found under M60 J3 Motorway bridge have sadly been confirmed as Sale dad Vinny Derrick, who went missing in the early hours of 30th August 2003 after a night out in Manchester. It’s thought that he got a lift, possibly in a taxi, and was dropped off somewhere in the south of [...]

The Lib Dem scheme to have people on Community Payback regularly visiting key locations around Cheadle and Gatley continues to work well. We worked with the Council, the Probation Service and local residents to identify places where people on Community Payback could visit not just once but on a regular basis a few times a [...]

Inspector Steve Gilbertson gave us an update on crime around the area. The good news is that – for the most part – crime continues to fall. Metal thefts, shoplifting and theft of vehicle registration plates remains a concern. Business Watch in Cheadle and Gatley is proving successful, with businesses sharing more information on shoplifters. [...]

We were very pleased to see a strong turnout from residents of Marchbank Drive, Cheadle at Tuesday’s Area Committee. Residents on this small road are concerned about the level of burglaries seen on the road over the last few years and the message to burglars is clear: residents are watching out for each other and [...]

Police have been reporting that, whilst crimes like anti-social behaviour and burglary are down, shoplifting has been on the rise in the last few months. Action has been taken, with traders working more closely together to identify shoplifters and let each other know when known individuals are spotted in the area. Police have made four [...]

At 1.15pm today the police received a 999 call reporting an armed robbery in progress at Carphone Warehouse, High St, Cheadle. As the local Neighbourhood Policing team are now based at the police post in Cheadle, officers were in the area and immediately attended the scene. The two offenders were detained as they were fleeing [...]

Stockport is one of the local authorities chosen to pilot Neighbourhood Resolution Panels – in the Adswood, Bridgehall and Offerton areas. The Panels bring local victims, offenders and criminal justice professionals together to agree what action should be taken to deal with certain types of low level crime and disorder Stockport already has an excellent [...]

Across the Stockport West area (which includes Cheadle, Gatley, Heald Green and Cheadle Hulme), the latest police figures show a drop in several types of crime. Domestic burglaries are down 14.9% for the year to date (73 fewer victims compared to the previous year). Theft of or from vehicles is down 8.8% (41 fewer victims) [...]

Stockport Council works with many partners to reduce crime. This report is about young people, where we work to stop youngsters committing crimes in the first place and, for those who do, work hard to move them off the path of criminality. The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first [...]

There was an armed robbery at Thomas Cook, High Street, Cheadle at 10.40am today (Tuesday). No staff were injured. One male threatened staff with a weapon before making off with money. Police officers have been on site through the day – we’ll add more information as we have it.