Crime Rates at Park Lane, Knypersley, Stoke-on-trent, ST8 7AS

Park Lane 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 Park Lane (ST8 7AS) 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 Park Lane (ST8 7AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trent Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.