Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Station Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 50th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (ST8 6BT) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Biddulph East average (92.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (ST8 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadows Way, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Forrester Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Meadows Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Halls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craigside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craigside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Craigside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandsdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandsdown Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandsdown Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrester Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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