Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

245.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 245.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.0 10/10
  • Public order 64.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.2 10/10
  • Other crime 21.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Congleton Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 4th 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 Congleton Road (ST8 6DY) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 478.6% higher than the Biddulph East average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 245.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congleton Road (ST8 6DY), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Congleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doctors Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halls Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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