Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 134.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newpool Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 35th 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 Newpool Road (ST8 6NN) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 359.6% higher than the Biddulph North average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newpool Road (ST8 6NN), the main crime hotspot is near Crossfield Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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