Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bagnall and Stanley , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 316 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 Back Lane (ST6 8QS) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Bagnall and Stanley average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (ST6 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Willfield Court. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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