Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 168.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tunstall Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 25th highest crime rate of 313 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 Tunstall Road (ST8 7AE) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 432.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunstall Road (ST8 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Crossfield Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tunstall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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