Total Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kestral Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 316 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 Kestral Close (ST8 6PY) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Biddulph North average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestral Close (ST8 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyneside Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnlea Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestral Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Lotus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowside —
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Data Sources

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