Crime Rates at Shepherd Street, Biddulph, Stoke-on-trent, ST8 6JA

Shepherd Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 49th 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 Shepherd Street (ST8 6JA) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherd Street (ST8 6JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villa Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.