Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 113.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tunstall Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tunstall Road (ST8 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 142.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunstall Road (ST8 6HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Meadows Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tunstall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lorena Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorena Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorena Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorena Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edge View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Meadows Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diamond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”

Data Sources

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