Crime Rates at Well Street, Biddulph, Stoke-on-trent, ST8 6HS

Well Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 44th highest crime rate of 313 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 Well Street (ST8 6HS) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Street (ST8 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadows Way, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.