Total Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Staffordshire Moorlands has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 districts in West Midlands region and the 90th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (West Midlands), it has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 districts.
The overall crime rate in Staffordshire Moorlands in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the West Midlands region average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Staffordshire Moorlands’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,857 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , down -27.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 34.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3,475 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 67.2 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caverswall | 112.2 | 45.0 (67%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 2 | Leek East | 105.7 | 38.5 (57%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 3 | Leek North | 101.2 | 33.9 (50%) | High 8/10 |
| 4 | Leek South | 101.0 | 33.8 (50%) | High 8/10 |
| 5 | Biddulph West | 93.6 | 26.4 (39%) | High 8/10 |
| 6 | Cheadle West | 89.2 | 22.0 (33%) | High 8/10 |
| 7 | Biddulph East | 86.4 | 19.2 (29%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Cheadle South East | 78.3 | 11.1 (16%) | High 7/10 |
| 9 | Biddulph South | 76.3 | 9.1 (13%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Cellarhead | 76.1 | 8.8 (13%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Alton | 75.9 | 8.6 (13%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Forsbrook | 72.8 | 5.5 (8%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 13 | Cheadle North East | 69.1 | 1.8 (3%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 14 | Bagnall and Stanley | 58.4 | -8.9 (-13%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 15 | Dane | 55.7 | -11.5 (-17%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 16 | Brown Edge and Endon | 51.5 | -15.8 (-23%) | Low 4/10 |
| 17 | Leek West | 48.1 | -19.1 (-28%) | Low 4/10 |
| 18 | Hamps Valley | 43.7 | -23.5 (-35%) | Low 3/10 |
| 19 | Checkley | 42.2 | -25.1 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 20 | Biddulph Moor | 39.9 | -27.4 (-41%) | Low 3/10 |
| 21 | Werrington | 38.5 | -28.7 (-43%) | Low 3/10 |
| 22 | Churnet | 36.6 | -30.6 (-46%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 23 | Cheddleton | 33.7 | -33.6 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 24 | Manifold | 32.9 | -34.4 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 25 | Ipstones | 32.4 | -34.9 (-52%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 26 | Biddulph North | 31.6 | -35.6 (-53%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 27 | Horton | 31.0 | -36.3 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
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