Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 81.2 7/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birchenfields Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cheadle North East , and the 85th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchenfields Lane (ST10 2PX) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchenfields Lane (ST10 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Birchenfields Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchenfields Lane area

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Data Sources

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