Total Crime Rate

165.6 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 165.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 25th 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 This (ST8 7AN) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 466.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode ST8 7AN, the main crime hotspot is near Castle View. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in ST8 7AN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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