Total Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawton Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 316 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 Lawton Street (ST8 6EY) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawton Street (ST8 6EY), 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.
View Crime In Biddulph East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorland Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Johns Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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