Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Albert Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 74th 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 Albert Street (ST8 6DT) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Street (ST8 6DT), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road West —
Sep 2025Burglary East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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