Total Crime Rate
205.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
117.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cawdry Buildings area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Cheddleton , and the 15th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cawdry Buildings (ST13 6JP) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 509.2% higher than the Cheddleton average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cawdry Buildings (ST13 6JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haywood Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fynney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shoobridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moorhouse Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haywood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ball Haye Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Talbot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Deansgate | Under investigation |
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