Total Crime Rate

167.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cheadle North East , and the 26th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Drive (ST10 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 141.8% higher than the Cheadle North East average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Drive (ST10 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Watt Place. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Hurst Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A522 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watt Place —
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Data Sources

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