Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 19.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sawyer Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 62nd lowest 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 Sawyer Drive (ST8 6SU) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Biddulph North average (31.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawyer Drive (ST8 6SU), the main crime hotspot is near Meadows Way. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sawyer Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadows Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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