Total Crime Rate

95.7 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Moorland Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 67th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Road (ST8 6EW) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (ST8 6EW), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dart Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cromwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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