Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tunstall Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 115th highest crime rate of 313 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 Tunstall Road (ST8 6LB) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunstall Road (ST8 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tunstall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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