Total Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Banbury Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Banbury Grove (ST8 6AE) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Biddulph East average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Banbury Grove (ST8 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadows Way, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadows Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadows Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadows Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadows Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadows Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadows Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadows Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hunters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silver Close | Under investigation |
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