Crime Rates at Church Close, Biddulph, Stoke-on-trent, ST8 6NA

Church Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Biddulph East , and the 64th highest crime rate of 313 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 Church Close (ST8 6NA) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (ST8 6NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wickenstones Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.