Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Thatcher Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thatcher Grove (ST8 6SW) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 258.5% higher than the Biddulph North average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thatcher Grove (ST8 6SW), the main crime hotspot is near Meadows Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thatcher Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Mason Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Forrester Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrester Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadows Way —
Sep 2025Public order Meadows Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcher Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunters Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diamond Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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